Author: Gernot Bartels
This place feels mystical and not just because it’s so doggone hard to get to
Sodaaaaa
In the early part of the 20th century this area was a popular destination. It’s no less beautiful today but over time it’s been mostly forgotten and the trails have just about disappeared. The connection I feel with the past when I’m out discovering and restoring abandoned trails is profound and I like to imagine the ghosts are smiling.
When Odin schedules a meeting, you go
Proof that I’m annoying
SSCX
For my birthday ride this year I’m gonna race against the Cat A cyclocross geeks on this old as GT. I have no idea what I’m doing but I can pedal hard and build a sick bike out of shit lying around the shop. Mods on this one include magic gear (42-17) singlespeed conversion, ghetto tubeless running 37c WTB Riddlers, V-brake out back with a Problem Solvers Travel Agent, Tressostar tape to hold the full-length housing in place and provide a grip for off-bike antics. I’m sure I’ll get my “ass handed to me” as Vern would say but my kids will be there to heckle and spray water.
Rode it to the ground again
That was just a dream—just a dream…
Remote…
Maps are one thing, being there is another… Hart Mountain, Abert Rim, and Mount Shasta are just a few of the geographical heavy-hitters that can be seen from this ridge line
