Irulan,
Those photos are gorgeous! What a wonderful area you rode in. I can see why you'd want to go back. That rocky part of the trail looks challenging...... to say the least. I'd be walking for sure! But the other shots look like there's some very rideable, beautiful single track. Your usual group will be lucky indeed if you take them there.
Time is a companion that goes with us on a journey. It reminds us to cherish each moment, because it will never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we have lived." Captain Jean Luc Picard