Ride 025: Idyllwild (1)

Idyllwild... Trails Galore
Blowtar Blasting By Boulders Bro!
Blowtar Chillin' While OJ Dingo Does Some Brake Work.
I Love Rock Rolling Here, But I Hate Rolling Rock Beer
OJ Dingo Rockin' Out
This Trail Isn't Nearly As Flat As It Looks
OJ Dingo On Another Really Fun Rock Section
More Fake Slick Rock Action
The Official Blowtar's Bike Club President.


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Ride 024: El Prieto Trail (5)

I rode El Prieto again today with Blowtar and MMIII. I also finally snapped some pics at the Brown Mtn. Saddle, but as usual it was too fast and fun descending El Prieto to stop and snap some pics.

The Bike & Gear Shot
Looking Back At The Brown Mtn. Saddle Entrance
Purp N Yellow... All Day! Everyday!

A New Addition To The Collection

My wife got this as a gift from one of her students. This definitely beats an apple!

One Of L.A.'s Finest!

Ride 023: El Prieto Trail (4)

I swear on one of these rides I'm going to stop and take some trail shots. Until then, you're just going to have to imagine what I'm riding through.

Ride 022: El Prieto Trail (3)

I can't even explain how stoked I am to have this trail open again. Riding in your own backyard is so nice! Today I rode the loop in 62 minutes. Not to shabby.

Ride 021: El Prieto Trail (2)

An hour and a half is all you need to blast this classic San Gabriel Mountain Trail, which coincidentally, was all the time I had to squeeze in a ride before my friend's wedding tonight. This trail gets better every time.

Angeles Crest Highway Re-Opens Friday!

This is great news!

A section of State Highway 2 between La Cañada Flintridge and Angeles Forest Highway will reopen Friday, according to California Department of Transportation spokesman Patrick Chandler. The road has been closed since Jan. 17, 2010, when rains in the Station fire burn area washed away three major sections of pavement through the Angeles National Forest.

Caltrans had planned to reopen the road in December 2010, Chandler said, but record rainfall that month and in January brought down so much debris and water that it overwhelmed a culvert and washed out a slope, necessitating further repairs and delays.

The highway is scheduled to open after a 10 a.m. news conference Friday at the Angeles National Forest entrance just north of La Cañada Flintridge. For the first time in almost 17 months, drivers will be able to drive from La Cañada Flintridge up Highway 2 to Wrightwood and Highway 138

You know what that means right? Mt. Wilson Trail, Upper Winter Creek Trail, and Sturtevant Trail, here I come!

Photo & Article Compliments of LA Times