Father’s Day ride with dad and J
It’s really nice and a sweet upgrade over the 6.1 mp Kodak I had. How big of a difference could 4 megapixels make you may ask? I did a quick little photo comparison in the yard a bit ago. I can definitely tell a difference!!You be the judge:
Old camera:
New camera:
Old camera:
New camera:
Old camera:
New camera:
I got in an early Father’s Day ride with dad and Jeremy yesterday here in Fallbrook. Dad and I have been talking about riding up to the cell towers on Red Mountain again. I figured we might as well take advantage of this unseasonably cool weather and do it now. So the three of us set out yesterday afternoon. Jeremy came up with April and the kids and they stayed at the house and we were planning a BBQ after the ride, so we were under a bit of a time crunch. Nothing like having a massive climb ahead of you with the theme of the ride being “Hurry”.
Needless to say, I didn’t stop to take a bunch of pics, but I did get a few (all taken with my old camera by the way):
Rocky climbing up:
and up:
and up:
Looking back on what we just climbed and where I’m at is still only about the halfway point:
Not as close as they look:
Sexiness at the top:
The triumphant:
Represent!!
Looking out over the reservoir and I-15 in the distance:
My new ‘hood!!
It was a great ride and we actually knocked it out pretty fast. I didn’t bring the GPS, but I know it’s something like a 2,000′ gain in about 3 miles. The good news is, it’s about a 2,000′ descent in about 3 miles on the way back!! My original plan was to add in the regular Fallbrook/SMaRT loop into the ride and start in the morning–making the entire ride 15 miles and closer to 3,000′ of climbing, but some things came up and we had to re-schedule the ride to the afternoon and shorten it a little.
Earlier in the week, dad and I were riding the regular loop and decided to do a bit of exploring when we ran across someone’s “secret sauce” hand made trail. It wasn’t very long but was well hidden. It was pretty fun while it lasted. Although, there were two Poison Oak bushes growing over a section of it which halted us in our tracks, so we didn’t get to explore all of it:
That’s all for now. Until next time, seek your bliss and plant new seeds.
Ride lots…
