Quick Truckee report from the past week:
- Alder Creek center trails in Tahoe-Donner were in great shape but I was optimizing for N* on this trip and brought the wrong bike for that place. Seems like a good place to bring beginners to work on basics. Flying Squirrel was fun but over way too quickly.
- Jackass was in remarkably good shape considering that it’s late July. I love the new feel of the place with all the trees that have been cleared and more open sight lines. In 5 years or so when the meadows fill in it will be lovely. I really missed riding HKP and Jellystone but the logging was very active while I was there and the scrap heaps on the active operation area are intimidating. I did see fresh tire marks emerging from the HKP -> Jackass transfer trail, so I guess not everyone is heeding the closure.
- N* was fun but we somehow managed to leave right before the rain started and I missed my chance to repeat last year’s glorious N* hero dirt moment. The bottom of Gypsy is in horrible shape - the hardest feature on that trail now is the sharp right hander at the bottom with the pavers - it has eroded so badly that you’re better off just plowing through the dust pile on the inside line than trying to actually ride the corner (which of course is only making things worse). Someone there needs to fix it.
Finally got my wife to join me and had a blast listening to her hoot and holla down the greens!
