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Went to Lambert Park today with Jack and Sam, I had decided that jack was getting pretty fast on our runs this week so I thought I would take him for a ride and see how he did. We got there about 5:30 and it was a cool 47 degrees and windy so I bundled up with extra layers and hit the trail. It had rained the day before but the wind had dried the trail out nice, there was only a few puddles on the trail. I didn’t se a single person out there, most are getting ready for the ski season that is just around the corner.

In the past week I have run about 4 times and rode only 2 with one day of rain when I stayed home. Looks like the weather is going to cool down for good now and what rides I can find will be at lower elevations. I guess I had better get the snowshoes and skis ready I think the snow isn’t far away!

Sorry I haven’t gotten any video in the past few weeks but soon It will be video filled with snow.

It’s been a little to muddy to ride the higher trails this week with all the rain that has come down. I have trail ran 3-4 days this week because I don’t like to ride in the mud, it’s hard on the bike parts and drive train. After running in the rain yesterday and seeing how the trail was I did decide to go back out today and ride it, it was a very nice ride with some amazing colors to show!

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Feeling bad about leaving Sam on yesterdays ride I took her up to the top of the Alpine Loop to the Ridge 157 loop over to South Fork and back up to the car. I did not have a lot of time today so I knew this would take about 1 hour to get around. Two other bikers hit the trail right in front of me, so I let them get going so Sam would keep her head about her! It was really nice out today good temps and clear blue sky, the leaves up that high are not as dramatic as the ones lower but there was still some good reds and yellows going on.

I had a camera with me but did not stop to take any video, just enjoyed the ride with Sam this time sorry! Along the ride I smelled something dead and it seemed to follow me the rest of the way, it wasn’t till we got back to the car that I realized Sam had done the doggie roll in it and was now stinking up the car! She did get a bath when we got home! I did run into a ride friend that I have taken 3-4 rides with, he was with his dad and brother and you could tell they were loving the ride. If fact the last time I rode with him he took this picture of me.

Saturday I went out to Lambert Park with Sam for about 2 hours, there is a apple tree on High Bench that has some pretty tasty fruit on it. Did about 3-4 runs around the various trails and headed home. Today, Sunday I went up to Big Springs with my wife and her grandson Bubby for a hike. At the middle of the first meadow I gave her the camera and took off for a run around the loop while they hiked back down to the car.

Check out the video she shot while I was running, yea Bubby thinks he is the late great prince of pop MJ in the video!

Yea that was the tone today with me, I needed to get out and get some much deserved therapy. You know the kind I’m talking about, if they were to let serial killers out of death row and just give them therapy, that is the kind I was looking for.

So long about 6:30 pm I grabbed my gear and Sam and we headed over for a quick ride at Lambert Park. I didn’t bother taking A camera with me this time since I only had a little over an hour to get my fix on before it was lights out! I’m not even sure where I rode at this time, it was all a mix of don’t kill anyone that is bad and what a nice sunset that is going down in the background!

Just to set things straight you are all safe from me now, I was cured by the time the dark set in?

I had more time to ride today so I took Sam with me and went up to where the Timp Trail crosses the blacktop just below Salamander Flats Campground. We parked there and got our gear ready and hit the trail. It was really hot in the valley when I left like 95 and up there it was a cool 75, nice like riding in air conditioning. We saw a few other bikers and motos on the trail but things were pretty quit today all the weekend warriors have gone home to sit and watch the tube.

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Not to many people ride Tibble Fork up, it is pretty washed out and rocky to the touch. Well I got that feeling I wanted a hell climb so I parked at the dam and started the ride up. There was a few spots I had to bail off and push in all about 200 yards but I got over the top with Sam and ran into a moto rider, nice guy we talked for about 20-30 min. Then Mark and a buddy of his from the Sundance Races came along and turned me on to the new Mill Canyon trail they were just finishing up so I took off with Sam and went to check it out.

The trail seemed to be closed in places, or someone had broken the tape, don’t look at me I wouldn’t do that now would I? It runs down in a bunch of switchbacks and is really soft right now with allot of roots and stuff. What it needs is for a few large groups to pack it down and some motos would do it some good too. It is going to be a good way to climb up Mill Canyon and everyone knows that is a steep climb as it is!

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Me and Sam decided to go out to to ride at Five Mile Pass, well I decided Sam is a dog she just goes everywhere I go. Well the thing about this place is you always see snakes after 6 pm or so. So we are about 2-3 miles into this ride and Sam is running off my right side just in front of me and that’s when it happens, she jumps like 5 feet in the air and I see the rattlesnake coiling back from it’s strike just below her.

The first thing I thought was “crap I’m going to have to pack her out” but she was to quick and the snake missed. I did take a few min and get video and pictures of the snake and found another snake around the end. This is a good desert trail and breaks the normal routine.

Check out the video for more on this trail and its wildlife.