Trail: Gridley
Length: 12.4 miles
Elevation: 3000+ ft
Duration: Ascent 1 hrs 45 mins (new record), descent 30 mins
Temp: 60s (low 50s at the top)
Humidity: 100%
Rating: A
After a rainy week, Ron and I decided to do Gridley (more than once Gridley has done us). Surprisingly, it was tacky but not muddy and few rock slides. However, the recent rains washed away the top layer of dirt so the terrain was rockier that usual including many big exposed and loose rocks. This made navigation through the rock gardens more interesting. We ascended at a record steady speed with few stops. The top was foggy and cool so we stopped for only a few minutes before heading back down. The descent was fast (due to the "tackynest") and furious (due to the exposed/loose rocks) - riding through the rock gardens felt like being strapped to a hydraulic hammer hitting concrete, the vibrations were so intense that I was waiting for the bike to break apart any minute (or my bones, whatever came first). Ironically, we stopped more times going down than up so we could relax the hands, arms, legs, neck, back, . . . all the extremities. Back at the car, we have our usual 65's and chips.
No question, Gridley is the queen of trails!!!
Hector
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