Monday, October 09, 2006

Why They Invented Mountain Bikes

So maybe it's not Oregon beautiful, and there is sales tax, but we just got in from a bike ride in the Stanislaus National Forest and it's about as close to heaven as you'll find in California.

The trail cuts off from a forest road behind our house. We got to it today from the actual paved road, but that's not even necessary. I rode it before, years ago, when I just started biking. Diane knew the trail from hiking it and showed me. I'll have to take a camera next time.

Imagine riding in a tunnel of dogwoods. Filtered sunlight. The sweet smells of the forest. Probably 10 to 12 miles the way we did it (I need to replace odometer batteries), and it begins and ends out our back door.

When NSO and them Kitchen people get here, we'll have to do it. (If they want...)

3 comments:

Next Stop Oregon said...

The ride sounds great! We'd definitely be interested in checking it out on Thanksgiving on our NEW bikes! Pics would be good too! - S

Sonnjea said...

What a nice day!

Steve said...

Oregon folks, we've worked out a way the bikes will fit in the Element, so don't worry about that. It was a nice day. We'd love to do it sometime with the whole crew.