They were probably pissed at you for ruining their feeling of solitude and isolation

A lot of people have stronger reactions to poodle dog than PO. I've never had a rash from it, it's easier to spot than PO and not as widespread. Mostly grows in the San Gabriels and a few other...

Thanks guys! Fun weekend for sure...

There is a lot of PO in this range in places (same with all of Socal). It was pretty minimal for this weekend's rides which were mostly on dry ridgelines. ...

Had a bit of time the last day and decided to climb up to Mt Gleason and beyond



Pavement climb had some lingering snow/ice. Pics I'd seen showed it fully covered, fortunately much of that had...

Day 3


Trans Tujunga was over, but Thanksgiving weekend was not. I found a spot to crash for the night then in the morning headed over to the front range of the San Gabriels above Pasadena to...

Yeah, but don't tell anyone. #LAsucksforcycling

Socal is ringed by four national forests full of forest roads and trails. I've been exploring them for years and still have a ton of trail I've...

Day 2, Loop 1

Since each loop finishes back at the start we stopped in at the vehicles for lunch and a beverage. It was mid day, and no one was excited about climbing double what we'd just done...

Day 2, Loop 2


Loop 2 is actually two loops, the first with 2k vert and the second one 4k. Six of us again, but today we'd ride as a group since no racers showed up. I rode with Dave from OC in...

Here you go...

https://www.instagram.com/transtujunga100/

https://ridewithgps.com/collections/1725244?privacy_code=R7WRDQuyvpTTBvkf

I found out a couple months ago about a new underground event called the Trans Tujunga 100 in the San Gabriel Mtns above LA.

It had a bit of a twist from other events, with 3 loops each...