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"How about we don't. It's windy enough to be scary." Glad we did.![]() ![]() Kevin (younger) and I had a nice pretty easy climb, knowing we weren't in any big rush because we couldn't do anything but an out & back due to the road closure. We stopped for a bit to take photos of the wildly-rushing creek on the way up, got to the top, put on the rain jackets and headed down. On the way up there'd just been a light drizzle but towards the top that turned into a legit rain. Almost immediately after starting down we see something unexpected- the flashing headlight of a bicycle making its way up the hill. It's Kevin (pilot)! So now Kevin (younger) was glad he hadn't skipped out, thinking nobody else would be out there. Kevin (pilot) did a more-ambitious ride, heading down Tunitas to the Bridge of Death before climbing back up. As ambitious as that sounds, it had the advantage, for him, of ending on a climb (he lives up on Skyline) while we got to descend Kings. As usual, thank goodness for 28c tires & disc brakes. Amazing traction and control. Overall, not epic, but reasonably windy at times (mostly heard, not felt), fun to see the creeks flowing strongly, pretty steady rain once we got to the top, and the unusual situation of the ride starting out warmer than it ended. Definitely glad we didn't stay home. |
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