RR: Classic 401

MattB said:

My buddy Steve and I did 401 on Saturday and it was wonderful as usual.
Recent rains have made the trail surface firm and tacky. They have also
made the flowers and other vegetation just go crazy. We had the flower
tunnel effect going for a while on the DH. I took a few pics, but once
we really got going there wasn't much stopping. It was too much fun and
we didn't want to get passed by a slower group (we saw maybe a dozen
other people on the trail).

On the climb:
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0449.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0450.JPG

At the top:
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0452.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0453.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0454.JPG

On the way back down:
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0456.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0457.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0458.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0459.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0463.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0465.JPG <-- New wallpaper!

A few more OT shots from the weekend:

Cool storm over the W on Saturday night from my porch:
http://tinyurl.com/je7gt/IMG_0472.JPG

Then Sunday while MrsB rode 401 with a friend of hers I took my boy up
to summit his first mountain, Signal Peak, which overlooks town. I think
he liked it!

http://tinyurl.com/je7gt/IMG_0477.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/je7gt/IMG_0482.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/je7gt/IMG_0485.JPG

Matt

Wow! My kind of trail... scenery!

That wallpaper photo is really cool but I need the full size (I run 1280
x 1024).

--
o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
www.schnauzers.ws

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Quoted message said:

My buddy Steve and I did 401 on Saturday and it was wonderful as usual.
Recent rains have made the trail surface firm and tacky. They have also
made the flowers and other vegetation just go crazy. We had the flower
tunnel effect going for a while on the DH. I took a few pics, but once we
really got going there wasn't much stopping. It was too much fun and we
didn't want to get passed by a slower group (we saw maybe a dozen other
people on the trail).

On the climb:
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0449.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0450.JPG

At the top:
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0452.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0453.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0454.JPG

On the way back down:
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0456.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0457.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0458.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0459.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0463.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0465.JPG <-- New wallpaper!

A few more OT shots from the weekend:

Cool storm over the W on Saturday night from my porch:
http://tinyurl.com/je7gt/IMG_0472.JPG

Then Sunday while MrsB rode 401 with a friend of hers I took my boy up
to summit his first mountain, Signal Peak, which overlooks town. I think
he liked it!

http://tinyurl.com/je7gt/IMG_0477.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/je7gt/IMG_0482.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/je7gt/IMG_0485.JPG

Matt

awesome stuff. now I'm sad cuz I aint there.... :-(

Gary

MattB said:

My buddy Steve and I did 401 on Saturday and it was wonderful as
usual. Recent rains have made the trail surface firm and tacky. They
have also made the flowers and other vegetation just go crazy. We had
the flower tunnel effect going for a while on the DH. I took a few
pics, but once we really got going there wasn't much stopping. It was
too much fun and we didn't want to get passed by a slower group (we
saw maybe a dozen other people on the trail).

On the climb:
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0449.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0450.JPG

At the top:
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0452.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0453.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0454.JPG

On the way back down:
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0456.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0457.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0458.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0459.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0463.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0465.JPG <-- New wallpaper!

Helluva lot greener than when G, J and I joined you up there. Absolutely
the best pure singletrack and fun descent ever combined in one ride AFAIR.

Great pics.

Ride-A-Lot wrote:
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Quoted message said:

Wow! My kind of trail... scenery!

That wallpaper photo is really cool but I need the full size (I run 1280
x 1024).

Check your email.

Matt

MattB said:

Ride-A-Lot wrote:
<snip>

Quoted message said:

Wow! My kind of trail... scenery!

That wallpaper photo is really cool but I need the full size (I run
1280 x 1024).

Check your email.

Matt

Got it!

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o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
www.schnauzers.ws

MattB said:

On the way back down:
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0456.JPG

I like that one!

Nice shots.

gab

GeeDubb said:

Quoted message said:

Then Sunday while MrsB rode 401 with a friend of hers I took my boy up
to summit his first mountain, Signal Peak, which overlooks town. I think
he liked it!

http://tinyurl.com/je7gt/IMG_0477.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/je7gt/IMG_0482.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/je7gt/IMG_0485.JPG

Matt

awesome stuff. now I'm sad cuz I aint there.... :-(

Gary

You know you could use this excuse with your wife...

I have to go interview for a job.

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o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
www.schnauzers.ws

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Quoted message said:

GeeDubb wrote:>> awesome stuff. now I'm sad cuz I aint there.... :-(

Quoted message said:

Gary

You know you could use this excuse with your wife...

I have to go interview for a job.

My wife's not stupid.......far from it.

If she didn't make so much money at her job, we'd be there........(why do
you think I have so much free time?)

I don't think I'd have to interview for a job swinging a hammer and I've
tried to get an interview at the engineering place in Montrose (hi-tech
aerospace composites) but they wouldn't give me the time of day!

there's always mushing the dogs this winter........but that, pardon the
expression, bites into my weekend riding time.

Gary

GeeDubb said:

"Ride-A-Lot" <"mitchell[NOSPAM]"@schnauzers.ws> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

GeeDubb wrote:>> awesome stuff. now I'm sad cuz I aint there.... :-(

Quoted message said:

Gary

You know you could use this excuse with your wife...

I have to go interview for a job.

My wife's not stupid.......far from it.

If she didn't make so much money at her job, we'd be there........(why
do you think I have so much free time?)

I don't think I'd have to interview for a job swinging a hammer and I've
tried to get an interview at the engineering place in Montrose (hi-tech
aerospace composites) but they wouldn't give me the time of day!

If you need a reference, let me know. I can make up some good fluffy sh!t.

Gary? Great engineer. You know that sound an airplane toilet makes
when you flush it? Yup, that was all his idea.

Quoted message said:

there's always mushing the dogs this winter........but that, pardon the
expression, bites into my weekend riding time.

That would be kind of fun though. And what riding are you going to
possibly do in Ridgeway during the winter?

--
o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
www.schnauzers.ws

"Ride-A-Lot"

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

there's always mushing the dogs this winter........but that, pardon the
expression, bites into my weekend riding time.

That would be kind of fun though. And what riding are you going to
possibly do in Ridgeway during the winter?

Moab, Fruita, GJ, Farmington, Phoenix.........

maybe even Southern California........

and if I buy enough clothing, ack....the road

MattB said:

My buddy Steve and I did 401 on Saturday and it was wonderful as usual.
Recent rains have made the trail surface firm and tacky. They have also
made the flowers and other vegetation just go crazy. We had the flower
tunnel effect going for a while on the DH. I took a few pics, but once
we really got going there wasn't much stopping. It was too much fun and
we didn't want to get passed by a slower group (we saw maybe a dozen
other people on the trail).

On the climb:
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0449.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0450.JPG

At the top:
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0452.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0453.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0454.JPG

On the way back down:
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0456.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0457.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0458.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0459.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0463.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/esplt/IMG_0465.JPG <-- New wallpaper!

A few more OT shots from the weekend:

Cool storm over the W on Saturday night from my porch:
http://tinyurl.com/je7gt/IMG_0472.JPG

Then Sunday while MrsB rode 401 with a friend of hers I took my boy up
to summit his first mountain, Signal Peak, which overlooks town. I think
he liked it!

http://tinyurl.com/je7gt/IMG_0477.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/je7gt/IMG_0482.JPG
http://tinyurl.com/je7gt/IMG_0485.JPG

Matt

Great pictures. Cute kid.
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Slack

Nice Pics. The new wallpaper one is lovely.

Mike