[formica]

grass widows that is. Went out solo today: part of me had forgotten how much riding is the medicine I need. Really, I've been in kind of a funk lately, all the club stuff is a lot of work, work is a lot of work.... So off to the trails at the state park. It's mostly easy single track which means you can ride FAST and double track so you can knock off a lot of miles in a hour. The grass widows are the first real flower of spring. I started above the river, rode down into the canyon for four miles of river side single track, and then hit the double track and snippets of singletrack back for a 10 mile loop. Ah.......

formica

 

[formica]

here are more photos from these trails, not today tho;

this is at high water:

 

[Impy]

How lovely! This is your local ride?

 

[AZtortoise]

Looks good to me! Been a while since I have ridden in the woods.( Desert riding is so wide open.)

Rita

 

[MallieD]

Beautiful scenery. Rides through terrain like that can definitely cure what ails you.

 

[casey]

What a majestic spot...

You are fortuate to have such beauty in your back yard. Thanks for sharing.

 

[formica]

Yes, a local ride. The trail head is about 10 miles from my house, and there's about 75 miles of trail there. It's my favorite place to go for a fast fun easy ride ( 12 miles in a hour) or to take beginners, or just a mixed group when you want to make sure everyone has a good time.

The North end of the park is a bit different because you get up on some bluffs and away from the river, I'll post pics of that later. But here's a nice view of where all those other pics were taken:

~formica

 

[screampint]

Very nice pictures. Does the middle shot show a bridge across the river?

The trail and scenery look so inviting, thanks for the post. Nothing like fast, fun singletrack to chase the funk out of the system.

 

[formica]

Very nice pictures. Does the middle shot show a bridge across the river?

The trail and scenery look so inviting, thanks for the post. Nothing like fast, fun singletrack to chase the funk out of the system.

good eye! yes, theres a great suspension bridge ( must walk bikes) over one of the rapids down there. I rarely go that way, I guess I should and take some pics, eh?

~formica

 

[Mary Ann]

Just the pictures are therapeutic!

Beautiful scenery. Rides through terrain like that can definitely cure what ails you.

Wonderful!