Labor Day = Fun Day
It was a great 3-Day holiday weekend!! Saturday was the awesome trip to the Laguna mountains and trail goodness. Sunday we went over to P. Mark’s house for a barbecue, horse-shoe tossing, games and socializing.
Today, Dylan and I got up early, picked dad up and headed off to Santa Rosa Plateau for some trailification.
SUV + Roof Rack + Mountain Bike = HOLLA!!
We got to Santa Rosa and decided to head up the “Slaughterhouse Trail”. I’m not sure why it is nick-named that. It should be called Poison Oak-house. The first and only time I had ever ridden it before was Labor Day weekend last year–and I ended up getting the worst Poison Oak rash I’ve ever had because of it.
But, dad and Dylan had never ridden it before and I have since discovered the awesomeness that is Tecnu, so we gave it a go. We all enjoyed the trail and tried to avoid the Poison Oak as much as possible!!
Dylan on Slaughterhouse:
Dad on Slaughterhouse:
Dad and Dylan coming in to the main SRP trail network:
We then came into the main SRP trail network and had a great time. The weather was pretty mild and there was a decent breeze.
After a little while, we put Dylan in the front and he turned into DYLAN THE HAMMER yet again. At times, it was all I could do to hang on to his wheel!! I managed to pull out the camera while riding and get a pic of THE HAMMER in action:
At one point, he bombed down a hill faster than I expected him to and started to drop the hammer yet again when it flattened out. Problem was, he flew right by the turn in the trail we were going to take and was already out of ear-shot by the time I realized it. Luckily, he looked back eventually and realized he had to ride back.
After the ride, we all hosed down with the Tecnu spray I keep in my car. I also washed down with the big vat of Tecnu body scrub in the shower when I got home. Here’s hoping I don’t see any PO rash over the next couple days!!
Later, we had an awesome Labor Day barbecue at mom and dad’s. My compliments to the chef…who was your’s truly manning the grill!! I didn’t ask dad if he wanted me to grill, I just stepped up and did it. LOL.
When we got home, the boys wanted to toss some horse-shoes. We got a good game in before it got dark.
Dylan preps the pits:
Spencer throwin’ down:
What a way to finish off the weekend!! I can’t believe it’s already over!! Thankfully, it’s only a 4-day work week this week.I’m tentatively planning to head back up to the Laguna’s and re-ride what we did on Saturday.
Until then, seek your bliss and plant new seeds.
Ride lots…
