so, the weather's been nice, i've actually have some travel-free weekends and besides climbing couldn't wait to get my bike back on the dirt. rode crenshaw last thursday, and managed to get out to an old favorite called hummingbird near rocky peak on saturday. the trails were in great shape (though i'm not..) and it was good to be bombing down some quality soCal singletrack again. at left, my truck and my bike, parked at the rocky peak trailhead (trail begins behind the sign, upper-left).

crenshaw was fun because it was almost too overgrown to ride... blasting through some 3 foot wide singletrack, with 6 foot mustard and 'licorice' plants slapping your arms and legs... made the trail tough to see at times, but it made things just that much more interesting. hummingbird was a great time just for sheer memories' sake. used to hit that trail along with chumash every week or so last summer. menacing climb, a rich downhill including an eye-twitching 6 foot dropoff, and a steady 2 mile street climb back to the trailhead.

no crashes yet, but only pushing 80-85%... we'll see what happens when i go 95%.. guess it's about time for a good wipeout story accompanied by a tasty scar. you'll be the first to know...