We started from a trailhead I'd never been to, and climbed for a while up fire road. We lingered a bit a couple of times for regroups, and enjoyed the temperatures.
After the regroup we forged on to the Peak, and I was glad to see the fire road give way to singletrack. We had a couple of detours around downed trees, but the trail was largely clear and in good shape even after some recent snow.
Once at the Peak, we lingered for a while, catching up and enjoying the views.
It took some longer than others to make the summit. I guess Barcy has an excuse, as this was his first ride back after breaking his collarbone at Noble several weeks earlier.
His triumphant returned coincided with the purchase of one of the most blingy bikes I've ever seen.Our bikes enjoyed the rest at the top of Oakzanita Peak, but before long it was time to enjoy the downhill that we had worked to earn.
At the bottom of the hill we traversed some new trails, regrouping every so often.
Eventually the group split, and a couple of us took an alternate route back to the cars.
The route Eric, Billy, and I took involved some awesome singletrack, but it was on the west side of a mountain and was still pretty muddy. If it had been dry it would have been amazing, and as it was we still enjoyed it.
At the end of the day, though, I paid for my fun singletrack option with some required clean up.
Total Distance: 12.85 milesTotal Time: 3:13:17
Ascent: 2304 feet
Average Speed: 4.0 mph
Top Speed: 19.5 mph
Bike: Intense Spider XVP
Map: Click here.
