Before Veronica goes back to school, we池e going to squeeze in a day of mountainbiking over in Santa Rosa. We値l cover about 20 miles of mostly singletrack. The trails are intermediate and conditions will probably somewhat loose and dusty. The day will start early because of the heat and you値l need to carry enough water for the entire ride.
Anyone want to join us for our all day adventure?
Some info on the trails:
http://www.bmxnonstop.com/mtb/annadel.htm
The state web site:
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=480
We値l meet and park at Spring Lake:
http://www.sonoma-county.org/parks/pk_slake.htm
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08-18-2006, 10:32 AM #1
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8/25 Hooky Day at Annadel State Park
Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.
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08-20-2006, 09:08 PM #2
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Dang! If it was a different day I'd love to join you. Alas, I'm driving to lovely San Ardo on Friday (we race Saturday morning).
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08-20-2006, 09:22 PM #3
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HA! My husbands old stomping grounds!!!
Have fun girls! And be sure to stop up top at the lake for a nice break.
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08-21-2006, 10:26 AM #4
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I haven't been on my mountain bike in 3 years, or I'd love to meet you up there. Don't forget to bring swim gear for Lake Ilsanjo if it's especially hot.
"Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There's something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." -- Bill Nye
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08-21-2006, 10:35 AM #5
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You know, I've fished there but never gone swimming in it. Sounds nice as it's always dusty that time of year but we'll pass the lake early in our adventure. I suppose we could detour from Steve's or S (I never remember the name because it isn't on any of my maps) but then we'd have another ridge to climb over.
Anyone know of a really current trail map? I'm dependent on one from years back where we've drawn in the newer trails.Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.
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08-21-2006, 10:44 AM #6
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Ooohh that does sound like fun but Pete is already loooking after the tackers on Sunday so I can do the Fair Oaks Metric so I better not sign up for this one.
Have fun and take some pics if you get a chance.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
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08-21-2006, 10:54 AM #7
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There is a really good one, done by 360 Maps:
Originally Posted by SadieKate
http://www.360geographics.com/360maps/ (the rangers appreciate the well done map, but it does point out some illegal trails they don't want people on)
I know you can get it at some local shops if they can't get it to you by the end of the week.
The Sonoma County Bike Coalition posted a link to the state parks published map, but it cuts the park into sections.
http://bikesonoma.org/PREV/AnnadelSP.pdf"Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There's something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." -- Bill Nye
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08-25-2006, 07:01 PM #8
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What a great day! I did take 3 pictures, one is fuzzy, one is an empty field with no SK and the third is boring.
A lot of nice intermediate singletrack. The trails are well named, expecially Rough Go and Cobblestone.
We saw 12 deer, 6 wild turkeys, many lizards and two turkeys who refused help from the chicks.
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08-25-2006, 07:06 PM #9
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I saw one of those cutiepie vultures Nanci raves about while we were eating our sport Beans. We were in another one of our intense conversations when it flew over and saw we were still alive.
We need to do it again with the boys as long as they promise not to crash.Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.
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08-29-2006, 04:30 PM #10
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I'm guessing the last two were featherless turkeys? Originally Posted by Veronica
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08-29-2006, 05:00 PM #11
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Yep, two guys. One was clearly having mechanical difficulties. But they didn't want any tools or anything...
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