We thought we would start out with something simple, something close to home. So we chose the dirt road at the end of Kimberland Dr, here in MeadowCreek. Gordy was riding the new Zed 2.0, and I was riding my trusty old Specialized. Gordy added a rockshocks to it last winter and this is the first time I have tried it out. I liked it! Especially coming down the hill, it really saved my wrists and hands going over all the rocks.So we flew down our hill (paved) and hit the dirt road which was a bit rutted and muddy. Not too bad. The road is a gradual climb for the first hundred yards or so. We took the first sharp left which begins a steep climb. I ended up walking most of the way, but Gordy powered through. We forgot to turn on the GPS when we first started out, but estimate a 1 1/2- 2 mile climb to the top of the ridge looking over Meadows Valley.
It was a perfect day for a ride, nice mild 50 degree weather, and once up at the top it we had a great view of the valley. The top picture shows Gordy riding past Granite Mountain, the other two are views of him just coming up the ridge. It took us probably an hour to get to the top (mostly because I was walking) and maybe 5 minutes to come down! Next time I think we will not take the steep turn off, and continue on the more gradual climb.
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