Taking Care of Business!

Finally managed to link together the big Tijeras loop that I've bailed on twice now. Nothing much to say except Tailwind is amazing and even carrying 112 oz of liquid I still managed to run out with about 1.5 hours to go. I tried two different spigots around the Cedro campground but neither worked. I managed to keep it together but I was definitely starting to feel dehydrated at the end. Didn't take the time to snap any pictures.

SS'ing Just Feels Right!

Headed out on Saturday to get some miles in. I had some other chores for the afternoon so I couldn't make it a long training ride. I tend to ride a lot of the same loops in Tijeras when trying to accumulate the miles so the idea was to try something a little different and finish some link-ups I had bailed on in the past: Coyote>462>Lower Pine>Pinyon>Bear Scat>Lone Pine>12>Meadow Ridge>Cedro Singletrack>252>542>Power Line>Delberts>13>Coyote Everything went as planned except the bottom of Power Line actually has a huge ravine that appears to have no crossing points. It's also a hike a bike at the bottom. I turned around, rode back up 542 and found another connector to Delbert's. On Delbert's I accidentally took the lower line along the ridge, which now has some low hanging dead branches and such.

Lost Alamos

Before I talk about Los Alamos, a few photos of our Memorial Day camping trip. We didn't actually get to climb due to the rainy weather but had fun exploring:

Pajarito Burnout: Last minute decision to attempt the A course (62 miles). Rolled into Los Alamos about 8:30 and cruised around for a campsite. Set up in a trail head parking lot and was asleep by 9:30. Up at 5:30. Coffee on the MSR pocket rocket and a sausage mcmuffin from McDonald's. I'm at the back of the pack which is fine. Hike a bike into the canyon within the first mile. I settle in with two other guys and we ride together for a while until we hit the big singletrack climb and they drop me. It's super hot and I just can't seem to get moving. Decide to switch to the B course (36 miles sounds better). Meet up with a SS'er and we ride and walk together up to about 9500' before the big descent. Stopped at the top to grab some snacks and photos. We ride most of the course together and the bottom sections of the trail in the dry stream beds is a blast. He bails at the Pajarito trail head water drop. I attempt to proceed but the trail is now fenced off by the Department of Defense and there is a no trespassing sign. I ride up and down the road trying to find the trail and eventually bail. Attempt to ride back to town and take a wrong turn. Backtrack and eventually find myself on the single track that the race first started on. Rode some of this and then lost the GPS track again. I could hear traffic so I said fuck it and headed up a forest road which put me back in town. Rode back to the start and that was that.