I dropped a package off at the UPS store today, and got into
a little chat with the guy who was repairing copiers about
mountain biking... maybe the fact that my bike was on top of
the car, and I was dressed to go had something to do with
it. He only knew of one area to ride in (Beacon) and
mentioned that he like to ride the Dishman Natural area
which is the ONLY area in the region that is closed to bikes
and horses!!! RRRRR! I politely pointed out to him that we
are extremely fortunate to not have trail conflicts and
closures in this area, and that perhaps he ought to respect
the closure. Especially since just outside the fenceline of
the area is plenty of old dirt bike trails. I gave
suggestions for many other places to ride... ( Riverside
only has 75+ miles of trails, High Drive, Marshall, Liberty
Lake, Mt Spokane, Canfield, ,Farragut.....) I suggested he
pick up the little trail guide for the area put out by
Falcon, and mentioned some of the shops that do weekly
rides. It was a pretty good conversation, and he did say,
"well I guess I won't be riding there anymore..."
Had a fun little 10 mile singletrack tour with Tuffgirl who
has been busy with ill parents and it's really cut into her
riding time.
Penny