Hartman Rocks officially opened last week and it's the earliest opening I can remember since moving here about 18 years ago. While that's a little concerning for the ongoing drought, upcoming fire season, and waning ski season, I figured I might as well make the best of it. I got my window on Sunday (after ditching some friends I was going to ski some lousy conditions with). I had clearance for the whole afternoon. I hopped on the SS and spun out to the trails solo. It was about 50 degrees and a little windy, but once I got out to the rocks it was warm enough to pack away the shell and just wear shorts and short sleeves. I decided to hit the classics and did the following route: Jack's, Rattlesnake, Rocky Ridge, Luge, Josie's, Dirty Sock, Skyline, and then Rocky ridge and Jack's again on the way out. I saw a few people, but not that many and just rode without stopping almost the entire time (about 3 hours). I got my inaugural shin/pedal bash and knee/top tube bash out of the way and otherwise had a pretty uneventful ride. I was totally beat by the end, and the last few climbs really had be (literally) grunting to get to the top. I cleaned most of the hard moves, but also had a few "d'oh" dabs on easier stuff that I'll chalk up to being rusty. All in all it was good. My legs are tired today. I just need them to be fresh again for the "Wednesday night sufferfest" road ride, but a couple of days of mellow townie riding should do the trick.
Hartman Rocks officially opened last week and it's the earliest opening I can remember since moving here about 18 years ago. While that's a little concerning for the ongoing drought, upcoming fire season,
Yeah, we already had a couple raging fires and it's only April. It's going to be a bad year unless we get some late rain.
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waning ski season, I figured I might as well make the best of it. I got my window on Sunday (after ditching some friends I was going to ski some lousy conditions with). I had clearance for the whole afternoon. I hopped on the SS and spun out to the trails solo. It was about 50 degrees and a little windy, but once I got out to the rocks it was warm enough to pack away the shell and just wear shorts and short sleeves. I decided to hit the classics and did the following route: Jack's, Rattlesnake, Rocky Ridge, Luge, Josie's, Dirty Sock, Skyline, and then Rocky ridge and Jack's again on the way out. I saw a few people, but not that many and just rode without stopping almost the entire time (about 3 hours). I got my inaugural shin/pedal bash and knee/top tube bash out of the way and otherwise had a pretty uneventful ride. I was totally beat by the end, and the last few climbs really had be (literally) grunting to get to the top. I cleaned most of the hard moves, but also had a few "d'oh" dabs on easier stuff that I'll chalk up to being rusty. All in all it was good. My legs are tired today. I just need them to be fresh again for the "Wednesday night sufferfest" road ride, but a couple of days of mellow townie riding should do the trick.
