Saturday, November 29, 2014

King of Pain ('The Power Line' - MTB Part 9)

... vacation/holiday all this past week - had a lot of fun "physically firin' up the Way Back Machine"...

... decided to check out the old 'Power Line' trail today - an old personal favorite....

... strongman Howie on the approach - bit of snow on the ground today...

... link-up - short, steep hill climb - bit technical and tough today with the snow...

... beginning the 'Power Line'... this trail became a bit controversial back in the day.. used to be easily accessed by 4WD vehicle... rode it for years until some XXX!!!(s) dumped a load of old "kitchen appliances" consisting of an electric range, refrigerator and "accessories" up there ...'Wheel of Fortune' Dunbar Mountain-style... pissed off the landowner... he quickly sat about removing all trash - human and otherwise.... subsequently... all access was blocked with dropped timber... didn't blame him... hadn't ridden it (much) since then... 

... was a wildlife park up there today with animal tracks galore.... a bit confounded by these... big... suspect a Bobcat, even for their size ... plus no claws (a bit melted out - could account for that) ... but don't look "feline"... look "canine"... could be a Coyote or large Fox...

... anyway... gotta' go with the Bobcat or Fox (which is a cross between in our opinion) considering the agility crossing this log...

... the Wild Turkeys had the place scratched dry...

... last photo sad to say... we basically rode (scantily for the most part) but otherwise bushwacked or carried over much deadfall for the remaining mile or so... pretty much impassable now...

... trail topo...

... shaded relief...

... profile... this used to be the best forty-five minute (at best - when "in shape") ride on the planet...

... "... that's my soul up there..."...

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