|   MBTB5 Annadel Pictures [O] | TimL
May 2, 2003 10:52 PM | | Great riding with a bunch of new friends. The only guys I knew heading up to Annadel were Ed and Paul and only becuase we met yesterday at the Demo Forrest. Thanks for the lift and the ride Ed. Sorry in advance if I wreck anyone's name.
Disclaimer: If you have a thing against riding in the mud use the BACK button on your browser at this time....
 Tim gearing up
 Squeaky clean Paul and Ed
 Eric on the first climb
 UncleMTB and Erich comin up the hill
 Max rolls down a rocky section
 JRM rolls the rocks
 Some chose to walk, I chose to auger in, but alas I had the camera
 fasteddy rigid & single is the only one to nail the right line
 Max avoid the one mud puddle of the ride
 Erich still lookin' clean
 Is that blood or mud?
 Larry on a dry section
 Ed on track
 Tim, same spot, I liked the trees here
 what the f^&*...inset caption here...but he was drier than the rest
 The group could be cited for hauling this much dirt home
 Oops my mistake there was another mud puddle later in the ride
 UncleMTB...why white???
 Lepe's...cold beer and warm food.
Good riding with all of you. See you Monday
TimL |
| Thanks Tim great pics....Why white??? | UncleMTB
May 2, 2003 11:22 PM | | At 6:00 this morning I dragged out the first long sleeve shirt in the the riding clothes...It's fashion relavance was low on my list...
It came pretty clean with a bunch of clorox.
I enjoyed meeting and riding with you...
BTW you did a lot better on the names then I did...
I just need to ride with Ya' all more.
Tim |
| It never rained for the whole ride | Fast Eddy
May 2, 2003 11:45 PM | |
up to Santa Rosa in the truck. pfunk said it best on the mbtb5 email list with the subject "where is the freakin rain?" which is what I asked myself when I first saw Friday morning. She was making a futile attempt to rejoin the pilgrimage. I was blissfully unaware of these goings-on however. I decided that it was nice here (Morgan Hill) and now, and forget driving to Santa Rosa. I was going to cancel Annadel on account of rain, and make a mad dash up to Coe for a short loop before the inevitable dumping of rain. Whoever could make it would, no big deal. Then I read my email.
I had only one message, having been up 'til 1am fooling around, even the spammers had called it a night. The message was from TimB, battman42, UncleMTB. All of a sudden, after four months of planning, he can magically join our ride. WTF? Well, I just couldn't say no, so after talking to Tim on the phone I called jrm (who called pimpbot), TimL, laffeaux (and friends Larry and Max), and PaulJ. Pilgrimage on.
We actually made it up the whole first, sticky climb up Spring Creek before it started raining. We had to go up Spring Creek, because Canyon Trail is closed for repair. It rained pretty good up Marsh Trail. The first part of Ridge has some tree cover, but the second half is all exposed, and it was raining pretty good.
We went around the marsh to Marsh Trail, up and down both parts of Burma, climbed Live Oak, and rode out on Rough-Go. It was all fun. Like being a kid and doing something you know you're going to get in trouble for, but not caring kinda fun. (I know that should've been hyphenated, but I'm not going back and doing it.) There were a couple times when we were regrouping that it got a little cold, but not bad. Yahoo says the high was 63f. You can see in the pics that some of us were just wearing jerseys. It was take-a-shower wet. The socks I wore went to the big hamper in the sky.
Thanks guys! Best ride of the week!
UncleMTB, Max, laffeaux, pimpbot, jrm, Larry, Fast Eddy, PaulJ, TimL |
| You have inspired a new goal: To ride with 8 female riders.... | UncleMTB
May 3, 2003 7:08 AM | | If I have that much pull, it should be easy.
Not that riding with y'all wasn't fun...there's just something about being mid pak with a bunch of women.
It has only happened to me once...at AZSF with MaryEllen leading the group...ahhh Memories.
I'll show my appreciation when we hook-up in a week...and unless it is much warmer it won't involve bathing in creeks.
Tim
Christine and Sativa: |
| You have inspired a new goal: To ride with 8 female riders.... | MaryEllen
May 4, 2003 7:19 AM | | Timmiiiiie!
More women need to get into the act. Then the men would have something other than "Plumbers Butt" to look at while riding.
ME |
| Thanks MaryEllen....My sentiments exactly!!! | UncleMTB
May 4, 2003 7:31 AM | | I feel that I am doing my part.
My Big rides of the last couple of weeks have been graced with the company of Excellent female riders.
Tim(Waiting for the Sun) |
| You have inspired a new goal: To ride with 8 female riders.... | chiquita
May 4, 2003 11:08 AM | | I'm with ya, MaryEllen, lets kick some ass! Too much butt crack is not good for one's health ;) |
| Hey Now!!!! | lidarman
May 4, 2003 8:22 PM | | A little planet of the apes crack showing never hurt anyone!!! I'm gonna start carrying a pipe wrench in my back pocket.
But I have no problem riding behind more women riders in tights.
-R |
| looks muddy | moschika
May 2, 2003 11:53 PM | | lets hope the rain gods/goddesses are kind to us on sunday too. |
| It was... | Fast Eddy
May 3, 2003 12:03 AM | |
...muddier and wetter, probably by double, than what I've ever seen up there. Total carnage. It's amazing that nobody was really pissed. We all had a great time. Maybe Larry wasn't really expecting it to be so technical and long. We rode about 17 miles. |
| Looks like you had a good time | chuckha
May 3, 2003 6:11 AM | | I ended up stuck at work til 3:30. I drove up Parktrail and saw all your vehicles. I was jealous. I wish I could have ridden and met you all. We'll try again. Great Pics!
Chuck |
| It was... mud? | Monte
May 3, 2003 6:34 AM | | "total carnage"? You guys need to ride up here sometime to get a taste of real mud. Sheesh.
Monte |
| Have to agree | shiggy
May 3, 2003 2:23 PM | | My bike looks like this after a moderately muddy ride
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| Must...head...north... ---nm---> | Fast Eddy
May 3, 2003 2:59 PM | | |
| Niiice going Guys! | Joe Steel
May 3, 2003 6:30 AM | | I'm proud of you guys and your determination!
My calendar is so "F"d up this month. Would have loved to participate.
I gotta tell you though -- this weather is KILLING me! Even if I was available, I'd be pretty wishy-washy. It absolutely poured here last night.
Nice pics. |
| re: MBTB5 Annadel Pictures [O] | aor
May 3, 2003 10:18 AM | | is this annadel in Santa Rosa? if so, great stuff, what trails did you take? and where's that really rocky section? if not, wow, it looks just like it!
thanks! |
| It is in Santa Rosa | chuckha
May 3, 2003 10:32 AM | | ..and there is another group going tomorrow if you want to join in. We're
meeting at Howarth at 10:30. |
| Great pics! Feels like I was right there on the trail. | johnnyb
May 3, 2003 3:07 PM | | Can still feel the mud! |
| What trail(s) are #5,6,7,8 taken on? | Mikey
May 3, 2003 3:16 PM | | I've been to Annadel a few times, don't remember riding down that trail. |
| Looks the trail headin in from... | chuckha
May 3, 2003 3:21 PM | | the top of Parktrail. Is it? |
| that's where i was thinking too. nm | moschika
May 3, 2003 6:46 PM | | nm |
| sounds right... | TimL
May 3, 2003 6:41 PM | | I had no idea where we were most of the time, but those shots were very early in the ride. Short climb from parktrail then the steep rocky section.
Tim |
| We call it Carissa. | Fast Eddy
May 3, 2003 7:30 PM | | It is indeed the drop-in from the trail that comes up from Parktrail. It's closer to Carissa. |
| MBTB5 weather bummer | pedalAZ
May 3, 2003 8:41 PM | | Sorry you guys were all wet, but Annadel looks gorgeous in the spring with all the soft green fields and flowers. The only time I saw it was July, when most of the grass was dead.
We had fantastic weather for an AZ mini gathering today, doing 2 long shuttle runs off Pinal Peak. PaulB, DaBreeze, MSCinAZ, SunDog and 8 others. |
| Nice, very nice. Those pictures are awsome. | Biking Viking
May 4, 2003 7:31 PM | | Except I think they look a tad soft - but that may be a personal preference. Here's what it looks like when sharpened in PhotoShop - not that it makes those two clowns look any sharper, though.
BV |
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