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| GMulato | 07/28/10 | Nice ride today, the temps were low enough to enjoy the trail. I have not ridden this one in a while and the Luge is in excellent shape, nice and fast. | |
| Buffalo | 07/28/10 | Cooled off nicely. Good ride with Zaffer. | |
| ZAffer | 07/28/10 | felt this one.... started to bonk towards the end.. thanks for debonker buffalo :) | |
| MTB Fiend | 07/27/10 | Somewhat crowded tonight, big Trail Angels ride, everybody looked to be enjoying it. Continuing on to Old Camp at a brisk pace was challenging and fun. The real treat was in the return - just a couple riders on the range, heading into the sunset and awash in an irridescent alpine orange glow. Exhilirating, I tell you. Great ride! | |
| 29 Inch Nails | 07/26/10 | Saturday ride with El Chupa...tested gravity with my helmet..we lost. | |
| El Chupacabra | 07/24/10 | Great ride with 29 inch nails until he went OTB hard on the Luge...good thing for helmets. | |
| MTB Fiend | 07/20/10 | Late start but we made it down the Luge in the waning daylight. At least one of us was smart enough to bring a light. That's OK I like to cateye it. Partner should have just dropped me anyway, lousy company tonight. Great ride? | |
| MTB Fiend | 07/13/10 | Fabulous evening for a ride. Breezes kept the temps in check. The sunset was incredible on the descent, at times downright illuminating. Colors shifting from yellows and golds to orange, then pink. Awesome! Real stout pace, up and down - feeling better than we thought, I guess. Great sunset! Great ride! | |
| Permagrin | 07/12/10 | Felt good to ride in the heat after being in the meat locker cold at work. Saw a tarantula on STT and 3 deer on the hill above the lot next to Cooks. Nice way to end a fun ride. | |
| Buffalo | 07/07/10 | Great after work ride with ZAffer. Saw a not too shy fox just before Old Camp. | |
| Ben Boronow | 07/07/10 | Another beautiful morning ride with Lonnie, Bob, Bob, Ryan, Ron & Zach. Got a little warm for a few minutes, but the clouds rolled in and cooled it down. Amazing how many flowers are still out there. | |
| ZAffer | 07/07/10 | great ride with buffalo. met some cool people on the trail. good times... | |
| MTB Fiend | 07/06/10 | Yep, cold and gloomy as mentioned. It was wet around home until noon or so. Surprisingly the vegetation on the ride was all dry. Almost at Old Camp, we were pleasantly greeted by sunny skies and a great view of the velvety cloud cover all around us. Like a soft pillow of marshmellow to dive in to. I read "ethereal" earlier, I'm going to go with "trippy" - and it was! Racing daylight the whole time, we finished not just at dark, but at dark! Real dark, not just Sears dark. Great ride! | |
| Lonnie | 07/05/10 | Great ride with Ben, Bob F, Ryan F, Bob #2, Ron, and Zack. | |
| blipstream | 07/05/10 | fun ride with the guys bob, ben, lonnie, ryan and z. was still cool. | |
| mtbfan | 06/30/10 | Beautiful evening ride, a little humid. The flowers are still spectacular at the top. Little chilly on the downhill. The Luge was a blast as always. Ran into Sharon and Jeremy close to the top | |
| MTB Fiend | 06/29/10 | Gorgeous evening for a ride. Very few folks on the trail. Ran into mtbfan and others. The return trip from Old Camp was downright surreal. At times the sunset lit small sections of the canyon, as if radiating that special section for reason. We rode into the sunset.., that's always cool to say. Good pace, although we did not know it. Simply, a Great ride! | |
| Mike Honcho | 06/26/10 | Great ride with Warhorse this morning | |
| Warhorse | 06/26/10 | Fun, enjoyable early morning ride with M.Honcho | |
| bossvader | 06/25/10 | Truly Spectacular Evening. Perfect Temps, Great Crew, Sunset, Animals, Descent, Moon, just one of those perfect rides | |
| Fast Turtle | 06/24/10 | Rode with One Flew OTB, El Chupacabra, Dave, and Rob. Little hot on the trail but started to cool down just before dark. Met Gerry Lattimer at Old Camp coming out of Joplin and then rode back with him. | |
| MTB Fiend | 06/24/10 | Simply majestic! Bright near full moon and gorgeous sunset all competing for our attention. And we were an attentive lot. Intentional late start ensured we brought our lights. Very few riders out made it even more exceptional. Beautiful fun. Many thanks to the great Kioti for clearing the brush along and at the bottom of the Luge. Your efforts are so greatly appreciated! Great ride! | |
| One Flew OTB | 06/23/10 | After work spin w/Fast Turtle, El Chupacabra, Dave, and Rob. Lost a few past Cadillac but picked up Gerry Lattimer at the Old Camp Clearing. Nice to meet you Gerry! | |
| Fast Turtle | 06/17/10 | Started out at a normal pace and then One Flew OTB and I push the pace to Old Camp. No social pace here boys. One Flew OTB once a week ride pushed me to a PB time. | |
| One Flew OTB | 06/17/10 | Nice evening ride w/Turbo Turtle. Paul pulled me all the way up to Old Camp. Thanks buddy! (Max heart rate of 192 ... damn I'm outta shape!) | |
| MTB Fiend | 06/15/10 | Gorgeous evening for a ride. Temps were near perfect. On the descent we were awash in a bright orange. My favorite time of the day. Lingering sunset allowed us to complete the ride without lights. Yeah! Great ride! | |
| El Chupacabra | 06/13/10 | Great Sunday drive with 29 Inch Nails. Ran into Larry and his group at the start. Great to see Lonnie, Kim and Beth. Damn there were a lot of flies out there... | |
| 29 Inch Nails | 06/13/10 | Nice Sunday climb with El Chupa...nice to see Lonnie, Larry, KimC, Beth and Dave on the trails. | |
| TomG | 06/13/10 | Nice ride this AM. New PB for me. Not to many other riders out. | |
| RoughRiderR | 06/12/10 | great after work friday ride with keith. left work slightly early. decent to hard pace. trail was over grown, getting wipped the whole way down from old camp. felt pretty good. hit 42.. down the final stretch home. | |
| BoBCatCuTie | 06/12/10 | wow! It was a overcast this morning, and Zaffer and I rode right up into the clouds. The flowers were abundant and beautiful! It was very surreal. Wonderful ride. | |
| Keith B | 06/11/10 | Legs felt heavy & tired. Up towards Old Camp the trail is extremely over grown. Last nights rain was still on the plants over hanging the trail so on the way up we got drenched and on the way down hands and ankles got the full on Catholic whipping treatment. Enduro was a blast on the way down. Even the luge was great. | |
| mtbfan | 06/08/10 | Nice ride through the fog. It was sunny at Old Camp. Only saw a handfull of riders, including Sharon and Jeremny. Saw a snake going up FU, a tarantula, a few lizards, and a tail disappearing into the bushes. Not cold at all. Good to ride STT again | |
| oneI | 06/08/10 | Good to have the Viking back for a fun SS ride. | |
| MTB Fiend | 06/08/10 | Sensational! Riding in the cusp of the fog, then clear and sunny at Old Camp, well above the marine layer below. On the descent I stopped to enjoy the final moments of sun as it dipped in to the marine layer. Exactly 8pm. So cool. We continued to descend in to the gloominess. I struggled on the Luge, my headlight actually made it harder to see at times and the trail seems a bit chewed up to me. Plucked a Tick off me after the ride - always check! Beautiful and Great ride! | |
| Kimo | 06/07/10 | Good ride. Felt great. | |
| Hannibal | 06/04/10 | Rode after work on Thursday. Starting to get hot! The trail is very overgrown near the top with wild flowers and weeds so there were also lots of bees and flies. Could not stay at the top very long because of all of the insects. Gene and Ned, thanks for the nice brushing on the Luge. | |
| MTB Fiend | 06/01/10 | Busy afternoon = late start. Still managed to cat-eye it to the top. Inspiring colors on the way up with the wildflowers and colored sun painting the rocks a deeper red as each moment passed. On the descent I bounced and bumbled into rocks and plants like a pinball! It's a wonder I survived. No mojo. I slowed to a crawl and enjoyed the wispy, moody fog instead. As nicely trimmed as the Luge is, I still got whipped pretty good. And yet there is no better way to spend an evening. Great ride! | |
| El Chupacabra | 05/31/10 | Solo trip up to Old Camp. | |
| mtnbikej | 05/30/10 | Got a bit of a late start.....9:30 or so. Was already warm. Continued to get warmer as we climbed towards the Luge. Helped out a rider that went over the edge at the top of the Luge. Continued on to Old Camp....got really warm and all traces of any wind were gone. got a flat about 1/2 down from Old Camp towards the Luge. Upper part of the trail near Old Camp is pretty overgrown. Lots of other suckers....er, I mean riders out this morning. | |
| Lonnie | 05/29/10 | Great ride with Todd, Stevo, and Ben. Saw El Chupa and 29inchnails on the trail. Great day out. The vegetation is an awesome sea of color. | |
| STEVO CARRILLO | 05/29/10 | Great morning ride w/ Lonnie, Ben and Todd. Ran into a couple of the Chupacabra's coming back down from Old Camp, Great seeing 29 inch nails and El chupacabra himself. Can't wait for the new jerseys to arrive, got a secret look at the proto type. Good to be back on the bike in close to a month off, felt pretty good! Lungs and legs held up well... | |
| One Flew OTB | 05/29/10 | GPS screwed up, so manual post. Late afternoon ride w/Fast Turtle. Still weak with a cold, but not so sure I could hang with Turbo Turtle even on a good day! Thanks for pulling me up the hill today Paul. | |
| Fast Turtle | 05/29/10 | Rode with One Flew OTB. PB on route today 1.39. One Flew OTB is still under the weather. I know I will be toast when he gets better | |
| TomG | 05/28/10 | A perfect day for a ride it does not get any better then this. | |
| nstilwell | 05/28/10 | solo afternoon ride | |
| Gerry Lattimer | 05/26/10 | Great ride with Diesel, I had forgotten how great the views are from this trail. | |
| Diesel | 05/26/10 | Great ride w/Gerry. It's been along time since I rode this one in the daylight. I forgot why I like this ride so much. What a blast. | |
| mtbkel44 | 05/25/10 | hurt more than i remember. was not grooving. beautiful day and lots of nice flowers. no bugs either... gotta start doing longer rides. this one hurt. | |
| MTB Fiend | 05/25/10 | Got a late start, but finished my chores. Again, the legs were rallying for a mutiny, but I beat them into submission. A few descenders but soon after Goat Hill I was on my own. Truly a gorgeous evening! I hung out at the top of Old Camp and waited for the moment of sunset. Reached the top of the Luge without lights, but was glad I brought the helmet light - it was the only way to see above the vegetation. Nobody out there, where is everybody? Great ride! | |
| 4_chew_nut | 05/24/10 | Rode with JP after work. beautiful evening. trail is in great condition, but a few weeds encroaching on the trail near the top and also on the luge forced me to keep speed in check... | |
| Royster71 | 05/22/10 | Wow never seen so many hikers out there. Busted this out with Laura and another. Talked to a huge group of Link guys! On the way down ran into Randy. (well almost) Blind corner and speed nice... Randy came back down with us. | |
| martink111 | 05/21/10 | Morning ride- Rode with camera, tripod, and two lenses. To top of pavement in 12:19 minutes; to Vultures Crag in 36:26 minutes; to fireline in 54:19 minutes; to Old Camp in 1:10:45 minutes. -RECORD-
41.1 mph max | |
| ZULU | 05/21/10 | Awesome morning to ride. The view was incredible fromt the ridge above the clouds. Chilly on the way down. Leggs feeling it today. | |
| MTB Fiend | 05/18/10 | A most enjoyable ride tonight. Weather was comfortable, but looked threatening. Well, not really? As we ascended I figured the clouds to be about 100ft above Old Camp, and initially they were. As we changed in to warmer clothes the clouds and dampness engulfed us and we were immersed in gloominess. Well, not really as it made for a sensational descent with an incredible background. The wildflowers sensed the moment too and were going off in style. Was it all iTunes induced? Maybe. Great ride! | |
| TomG | 05/16/10 | Very light crowd for Sunday. A little overcast so was cool,I don't think we'll see to much more of that. | |
| Frakk | 05/16/10 | Rode with my friend, he could not make it all the way up to old camp so, like any good friend would do, I sent him on his way as I finished the ride, what an awesome day it was...GPS also died as my rear tire exploded as I got to my car, side wall gave out. | |
| El Chupacabra | 05/15/10 | Solo ride up to Old Camp... | |
| BetF | 05/13/10 | Met MTBfiend today. He was helping a guy (Carlos?) who injured his arm coming down the Luge. Kudos to MTBfiend for lending a hand! | |
| gmurray | 05/13/10 | First ride with AMTR meetup group. | |
| MTB Fiend | 05/11/10 | Kind of crowded on the ascents to the Luge, after that just 1 descender. Sensational ascent with the waning light and long shadows entertaining our senses. We had 10 min to spare until sunset as we began our descent. Every once in a while you've got to stop to appreciate the suns descent in to the mountains - and I do, as often as possible. It's one of lifes little pleasures. And lets not forget the wildflowers, they were especially brilliant. Dropped the Luge with cat eyes. Yep! Great ride! | |
| TrailKing | 05/08/10 | Lots of riders out. Great day and some positive vibes out there from everyone. Got a little tired before Old Camp but made it. | |
| Buffalo | 05/05/10 | Another great evening ride. Thanks, ZAffer | |
| ZAffer | 05/05/10 | had another great ride with buffalo this evening. weather was just right. views were great. | |
| MTB Fiend | 05/04/10 | Soaking in the warmth. Finally, rides to Old Camp no longer require tons of dry gear just to survive. Spring flowers are in bloom everywhere and I thanked each and every one for their contribution to my ride. Well, mentally at least, sometimes out loud. Even without good conversation, the climb seemed rather short. Caught some awesome orange and reds in the sunset on the return. Words from the wise while riding the Luge - Tis better to be whipped by mustard than to go over the edge. Great ride! | |
| Hannibal | 05/03/10 | Rode Sunday morning with Kevin. It was surprisingly cool (almost cold) in certain sections due to clouds and wind. Trails are in good shape except for the amount of vegetation creeping in on the sides. | |
| Winger | 05/03/10 | EX8. Trail was in good shape. Pinch flatted in a rock garden. Had a great time! | |
| Hermit | 05/02/10 | GT. Rode yesterday with the Saturday crew. | |
| Mark W. | 05/02/10 | Great to see everyone. Big group, good ride! | |
| NO GO | 05/02/10 | Nice day, perfect weather. Rode with a rather large group today. Thanks SKINNY, twitch and VT1 | |
| Phishin Paul | 05/02/10 | Cool afternoon ride with Dave. Only a handful on the trails but hundreds of Harley dudes at Cooks. Fun times with the Go Pro camera today. | |
| vt1ryan | 05/01/10 | Great group ride with Twitch, NO GO, Skinny and a few others that we met at Cooks. Good job on the singlespeed NO GO. | |
| SKINNY | 05/01/10 | Good ride with twitch, no go, vt1ryan, and a few other egoladders guys.. | |
| El Chupacabra | 05/01/10 | Solo afternoon spin. Had a great tailwind up to Old Camp. | |
| Twitch | 05/01/10 | Nice turn out today. Nice riding by NO GO and vt1ryan. I had a personal worst ride today, just didnt have anything. | |
| IceCreamAndCake | 04/29/10 | eazy breezy | |
| vt1ryan | 04/28/10 | Nice morning ride after the rain. Trail is in great shape but the mustard is over-grown on STT. When you pass the flag to old camp it is beautiful and the trail is awesome. Luge in great condition. | |
| MTB Fiend | 04/27/10 | Great evening to be riding. Where was everybody? Witnessed the sunset and moonrise at the same time. Awesome. The descent was filled with vivid sunset colors. I kept looking back thinking someone had caught me. Nobody there, just the bright moon. I stopped to listen to the waterfall and the rich vibrant sounds of nature in the canyon below for a few minutes. The descent on the Luge was almost surreal due to the wispy fog and clouds rolling in. All this and nobody out there but us. Great ride! | |
| ross b | 04/26/10 | Great evening ride. Sorry to the blue jersey. I think I startled you on your way back. Blessed be the name of The Lord. | |
| Hannibal | 04/26/10 | Solo ride on Sunday late morning. Perfect temperature for riding. Not too cold or hot. Saw quite a few riders for how late I started. Luge is obscured in a few places by all of the vegetation on the sides. | |
| RollnStone | 04/25/10 | Started to get hot at the top, but very nice on the way down. | |
| trobe1 | 04/25/10 | My wife gave me the ok to go out for a ride so out I went. Saw Spartacus( the one from RSM) on his road bike near Cooks. Good seeing you Chris! Warm on some climbs then a nice breeze would come up and it felt great. Only saw 2 riders before I got to OC then it was like a little party up there.2 girls came up from OC proper on their bikes and another rider came up STT that was behind me. Then 3 younger riders came through after finishing Joplin.Saw a deer on STT near the flagpole on the way down. | |
| MTB Fiend | 04/25/10 | Back on local dirt. Not so bad, you know, can't take this stuff for granted. Late afternoon ride, saw just one other rider. Nice temps, beautiful spring flowers, solo ride - sweet! Now back to the grind! Great ride! | |
| Boerseun | 04/25/10 | Lap 1 of 3 : A really early ride, with Slopush, Burgemeester, JohnO, RaulC & FastTurtle. Thanks for making me work hard guys! | |
| slopush | 04/24/10 | Great early ride w/ Burgemeester, Boerseun, Fast Turtle, RaulC and JohnO. Done by 7:40 so I was home by 8:00. Perfect! Thanks guys, for getting up extra early this morning. Oh, and watch for some rocks in the middle of the trail coming down luge- You can't see them well with all the tall grass! | |
| Fast Turtle | 04/24/10 | 5:30 am ride with a 4:45 am wake up (ouch). Garmin turned off on ride. Rode with Boerseun, RaulC, slopush and Burgemeester. Slopush didn't have cramps and was able to get way out in front. | |
| xcShane | 04/24/10 | Good stuff! | |
| RaulC | 04/24/10 | Painfully early ride w/ Burgemeester, Boerseun, Fast Turtle, Slopush and JohnO. Great push & glad I did it. | |
| Damon M | 04/23/10 | SS - very cold last night | |
| JD158 | 04/22/10 | Solo ride after work with the Stumpy. Definitely been itching to ride the MTB. Clouds cleared this afternoon with the sun shining. Little cold on the way back down. Trail was good with a few muddy spots here and there up to Old Camp. No slick or wet spots on the Luge, just a lil overgrown. | |
| OTB_again | 04/19/10 | Solo. Great to be back on the 29er. Rolled down to the creek and took a nice break in the shade. Surprised a coachwhip (I think) at the bottom of the Luge, he wanted out of there! | |
| Mike Honcho | 04/18/10 | Perfect weather for a ride | |
| Boerseun | 04/16/10 | Great night ride with Burgemeester...started later than planned, but made into Cooks just in time for dinner and a few brewskis | |
| quikflip27 | 04/14/10 | Quick ride before class. PB | |
| IceCreamAndCake | 04/14/10 | Nice after work ride.The luge is interesting in some sections with the tall weeds almost covering the trail! The big rock just off the right about halfway down is almost invisible. | |
| Burgemeester | 04/14/10 | Another great night ride with Boerseun! We grinded all the way to the top, had a snack and cruised back to Cooks for a well deserved beer (or three) and a few tacos. Unfortunately we missed the spaghetti, but we'll work it out for next time! Thanks man! And remember - what goes up... | |
| Hellride | 04/13/10 | Nice day today. Legs felt heavy tho. Cold at OC saw only one rider heading back to Luge on the way up. | |
| SAmtn | 04/13/10 | Comfortable ride with Boerseun. I love my new "Gravity Dropper"! Helps me on the climbs and the descents. | |
| Boerseun | 04/13/10 | Late afternoon ride with SAMtn...a nice mellow pace to ease back into the saddle...a two week lay-off is not easy to bounce back from. | |
| MTB Fiend | 04/13/10 | The luscious and lovely Lupines lining the Luge were brilliantly illuminated by the lumens of my light tonight. And not even that could lift my spirits. Got the blue funk going on. I need a vacation! Now! Not next week, now. If it was only cabin fever. Great ride! | |
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