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The Ogre
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Just got back from vacation down in Gloomy Southern California and we had an incredible time. We hit
Yosemite Park which unfortunately has no Mountain Biking, but we did ride around on the roads and up
to mirror lake. Then on Tuesday we went to Kernsville which is a bit east of Bakersfield. While
there I hooked up with one of my riding buddies, and we rode the Cannell Plunge.
The Cannell Plunge is an incredible ride that starts way up in the mountains at Shermen Pass and
then cuts across ridges and through mountain meadows until it hits the "plunge" which drops 6000'
over the final 8 miles of the ride.
We started with some really fun buffed singletrack with lots of creek crossings and some loose sandy
sections: http://www.ogrehut.net/trails.php/KernCounty/CannellPlunge?os=0&tv=0
Next we crossed Big Meadow http://www.ogrehut.net/trails.php/KernCounty/CannellPlunge?os=3&tv=0
Then we dropped down some steep rocky and loose sections... We lowered our seats about 2" for these
parts. http://www.ogrehut.net/trails.php/KernCounty/CannellPlunge?os=4&tv=0
Cannell Meadow is incredibly beautiful this time of year. I don't think I have ever take a picture
with such beautiful blues and greens as this one.
http://www.ogrehut.net/trails.php/KernCounty/CannellPlunge?os=6&tv=0
At the top of the plunge we were treated to some more sloppy loose singletrack
http://www.ogrehut.net/trails.php/KernCounty/CannellPlunge?os=9&tv=0
The view from the top was incredible. For a bit of perspective our ride ends at the river that flows
into the lake on the far right side of the image.
http://www.ogrehut.net/trails.php/KernCounty/CannellPlunge?os=11&tv=0
Thin sloppy lines and steep fast singletrack was the name of the game on the plunge:
http://www.ogrehut.net/trails.php/KernCounty/CannellPlunge?os=12&tv=0
Then we hopped on the rocket sled for most of the rest of the ride. Long stretched of beautiful hard
packed singletrack launched us across this ridgeline and down a couple of switchbacks on the
mountainside across from us. http://www.ogrehut.net/trails.php/KernCounty/CannellPlunge?os=13&tv=0
We were both sad to see the exit to the trail which had provided us so many hours of awesome riding.
http://www.ogrehut.net/trails.php/KernCounty/CannellPlunge?os=14&tv=0
We did a couple other rides on the trip but none were as awesome as this one. See you on the trails
-- The Ogre http://ogrehut.NET
Yosemite Park which unfortunately has no Mountain Biking, but we did ride around on the roads and up
to mirror lake. Then on Tuesday we went to Kernsville which is a bit east of Bakersfield. While
there I hooked up with one of my riding buddies, and we rode the Cannell Plunge.
The Cannell Plunge is an incredible ride that starts way up in the mountains at Shermen Pass and
then cuts across ridges and through mountain meadows until it hits the "plunge" which drops 6000'
over the final 8 miles of the ride.
We started with some really fun buffed singletrack with lots of creek crossings and some loose sandy
sections: http://www.ogrehut.net/trails.php/KernCounty/CannellPlunge?os=0&tv=0
Next we crossed Big Meadow http://www.ogrehut.net/trails.php/KernCounty/CannellPlunge?os=3&tv=0
Then we dropped down some steep rocky and loose sections... We lowered our seats about 2" for these
parts. http://www.ogrehut.net/trails.php/KernCounty/CannellPlunge?os=4&tv=0
Cannell Meadow is incredibly beautiful this time of year. I don't think I have ever take a picture
with such beautiful blues and greens as this one.
http://www.ogrehut.net/trails.php/KernCounty/CannellPlunge?os=6&tv=0
At the top of the plunge we were treated to some more sloppy loose singletrack
http://www.ogrehut.net/trails.php/KernCounty/CannellPlunge?os=9&tv=0
The view from the top was incredible. For a bit of perspective our ride ends at the river that flows
into the lake on the far right side of the image.
http://www.ogrehut.net/trails.php/KernCounty/CannellPlunge?os=11&tv=0
Thin sloppy lines and steep fast singletrack was the name of the game on the plunge:
http://www.ogrehut.net/trails.php/KernCounty/CannellPlunge?os=12&tv=0
Then we hopped on the rocket sled for most of the rest of the ride. Long stretched of beautiful hard
packed singletrack launched us across this ridgeline and down a couple of switchbacks on the
mountainside across from us. http://www.ogrehut.net/trails.php/KernCounty/CannellPlunge?os=13&tv=0
We were both sad to see the exit to the trail which had provided us so many hours of awesome riding.
http://www.ogrehut.net/trails.php/KernCounty/CannellPlunge?os=14&tv=0
We did a couple other rides on the trip but none were as awesome as this one. See you on the trails
-- The Ogre http://ogrehut.NET