Great ride and photos - the carnation 'rack boutonnière' is now my desktop background for the day!
On Aug 10, 9:51 am, EastBayGuy <goodwin...@gmail.com> wrote: > When I originally saw Grants Post awhile back on the S240 he did to High > Rocky place, I knew I had to do it. I wanted a challenge and I wanted a > test, so I decided to do it on the SimpleOne. I am glad I did and it was an > awesome Solo Trip. Thank you Grant for the directions and words of advice it > made my trip a successful one. > > I headed out Monday Morning and rode from Lafayette to Borges Ranch in > Walnut Creek, Grabbed some Water and hit the Briones Mt Diablo Trail en > route to Rock City. I meet a nice couple who had a flat and no cement, so I > helped them out and set off. Some good Karma for what I had ahead of me. > Allot of walking along the Trail, but I didn't mind at all. > The scenery was absolutely Gorgeous and I wasn't even up the Mountain Yet. > It took about 3 hours to get to Rock City, where I had some of my lunch and > relaxed for an hour or so. > > It was time to push to the South Gate Junction for another break and to > prepare for the push to Juniper. The Simple One in its 32/22 combination > proved to be perfect for the climb and the load(45 lbs w/bike?) I was very > happy with the performance and solid feel of the One. Made the 2.5 mile > climb to Juniper and took a well deserved 3 hour rest, finished my > lunch/Dinner, and waited for the sun to go down a bit until I pushed to > camp. > > When I arrived I was awe struck at what was before me, the grandeur and > peacefulness of High Rocky Place is definitely one I will always remember. > The Wind was nasty (take a look at the video) and I am thankful I brought a > hammer (Thanks G) and earplugs. I think I logged about 3 hours of sleep. > Nonetheless it was truly Amazing. When I got home I slept for 13 hours > straight. > > Pictures tell a better story and I am very happy I was able to do it on the > S-One. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/54527498@N06/sets/72157627402365342/ > > Enjoy! > > Dustin G > > Walnut Creek Ca -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
