The whole enchilada http://vimeo.com/16105154 which end in the famous porcupine rim trail.
slick rock http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NkgQ7pzdC0
At the top - yes we cheated and took the bus
A trek remedy, Fi got the even more rad yeti 575
Fis rad bike failed in the first 20 minutes, the back brake blew out making the next 31 miles down hill not something to look forward to. Luckily we sorted out a ride with Bob a high school biology teacher and paragliding instructor who studied at a Finish Communist community on Vancouver island. Ralph continued on his own...........................
The view at the top was pretty
The trail went very close to the cliff at times
10 miles down, 21 to go
The mural at the bike shop was amazing
The next day Fi got a new bike and we decided to do slick rock with Jose Louis a nice Mexican guy we met on the bike bus the previous day
The trail was marked with painted lines, stupidly we set out at midday on a trail with very little shade
Jose manged all the up, needless to say we didn't - the rock is so grippy though that you can go up nearly vertical slopes
Shade at last
The views from the trail were amazing
Half way round and still feeling OK
Ant carrying so rubbish
By the end the heat got to Ralph, it was more of a slog than a good time by the last 4 of the 18 miles,
This is supposed to be the second most scenic land fill in America
The road ride
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Not sure last email sent...come spend Thanksgiving here in Borrego Springs with a lot of family, meet Ben my eldest son, Zach and Crissie will be here, as well & my wife's three grown kids and their young chicklets. Plenty of room to pitch your tent, lots of desert to explore, golfing, pools, and the Mexican border 30 miles away.
Uncle Jack
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