[bigboulder]

1. Some pretty stuff on North Yuba River Trail

2. Some gnarly stuff on North Yuba River Trail

 

[bigboulder]

Studs

1. This guy is a Stud

2. This guy too

 

[bigboulder]

At the top....

1. Fast Eddy, Morgan Fletcher and Jefe at Packer Saddle

2. Deer Lake on ice

 

[bigboulder]

Ross

Ahhhhh to be 15 again.....This kid can ride....but he could not tame pauly creek

 

[bigboulder]

More

1. Taking a break at the top of Big Boulder

2. After being lost in the snow for 15 minutes the group turned on each other...

 

[Captain Kana]

Thanks for the shots Steve. I wish I would have gone, but I spent the weekend hunting the lightning quick Abalone.

Dan C.

 

[Jefe74]

It's not a dab...

1. This guy is a Stud

2. This guy too

It's not a dab until your foot touches the ground.

Or maybe Fast Eddy is such a stud he was pedaling up it with one foot. Just cause he can.
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Yeah, I didn't make it either.

 

[bigboulder]

Ed

Or maybe Fast Eddy is such a stud he was pedaling up it with one foot. Just cause he can.

He does that all the time just to make things interesting. Sometimes he rides with one hand tied behind his back on a rigid ss.

 

[grrrah]

Is the trail to big boulder covered with snow? I was hoping to ride that this weekend for the first time, and hope its not too hard to find the trail!

looks like a great time.. bummed I missed it

 

[Wherewolf]

No snow via Pauley Creek

Is the trail to big boulder covered with snow? I was hoping to ride that this weekend for the first time, and hope its not too hard to find the trail!

If you go to Big Boulder via Pauley Creek there is absolutely no snow.

 

[bigboulder]

No Snow

No, BB has maybe one small patch of snow under some trees...it will be gone by the time you get there which is too bad cuz it was a nice clean patch and was great for filling the camel back with ice cold water for the trip down.

 

[rensho]

Adding a few.

 

[Evil Patrick]

Great pics!

Thanks.

We're there! OK, next week. Right now, I'm sitting in my office in Austin, TX looking at these
fantastic pics and feeling like I'm there. You're killin' me, man! My legs are spinning uncontrollably
under the desk!

 

[grrrah]

another question.. .is crossing pauley creek rideable, or is the water high enough to warrant walking across?

I am getting ansy too!

 

[Zonic Man]

another question.. .is crossing pauley creek rideable, or is the water high enough to warrant walking across?

I am getting ansy too!

Out of 17, I was the only one to ride across.

Others walked or tipped over, or....

I think riding across depends largely on your willingness to "go for it"/technical skill.

 

[Fast Eddy]

Out of 17, I was the only one to ride across.

Yup.

I think riding across depends largely on your willingness to "go for it"/technical skill.

I didn't want to dunk my BB and hubs. It was knee-deep.

 

[Evil Patrick]

I didn't want to dunk my BB and hubs.

Smart move.

After just rebuilding my King rear hub (which is easy with access to the right tools - a must),
I have to say that deep water ain't worth the "badge of honor" if you're early into a 10-day
MTB epic-riding vacation or sumptin'.

Water and mud ain't too bad if you can simply wash it off. It gets bad when it migrates deep
into the bowels of your steed and you don't have the tools to properly clean it out.

But sure enough, some of the best crowd pleasers are when you throw caution to the wind
and do something, well, stupid. I go stupid quite often. With or without a crowd.

 

[Zonic Man]

But sure enough, some of the best crowd pleasers are when you throw caution to the wind
and do something, well, stupid. I go stupid quite often. With or without a crowd.

It was very easy to ride, actually. There was no crowd pleasing or stupid bravado.

 

[imridingmybike]

Out of 17, I was the only one to ride across.

Others walked or tipped over, or....

I think riding across depends largely on your willingness to "go for it"/technical skill.

I understand now - that's not an afro - it's just the natural hairline covering an extremely large head!

 

[Evil Patrick]

Out of 17, I was the only one to ride across.

Others walked or tipped over, or....

It was very easy to ride, actually. There was no crowd pleasing or stupid bravado.

I guess you're saying the walkers and tippers couldn't do the "very easy to ride" sections? Well,
very easy for you. [insert fingernail buffing here]