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| Snow on Salal |
Never this season had I gone an entire week without logging miles - but I've sure come close! So - to keep that record going, I Had to ride today! It was 23 degrees when I was saddling Farah up at the barn. I wanted to be at the trail head by shortly after 11 & managed that. The mounting rock was covered with ice, the road we left on was absolutely rock hard. I was glad for Farah's new shoes.
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| Heading up ~ |
I envy my friends to the south - who ride together in these cold temps & at least have someone to talk to while freezing their buns! There wasn't the snow that we have at home, but plenty of ice - ice even over the rock of the logging roads. Farah wanted water & seems to
like breaking the ice with her feet! She soon discovered that even once she broke it - there was No water! :-) We did find plenty of water though - flowing along the edges of some of the roads.
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| Whitehorse & Three Fingers, with a cloud drifting over~ |
There wasn't much we could do besides Farah's swinging walk - a touch of trotting here & there - but just not worth the risk of a slip. It was Great to get out again - I start getting withdrawals anyway if more than a few days go by between rides. On the short trail to the Monument, the tree branches were loaded with snow & drooping over the trail - so of course we were both covered with it within a few feet! BURRR!
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| Snow at the top |
Farah was trying to find grass, I was trying to keep my feet warm while consuming my lunch when we heard a very
weird sound & both jumped! A piece of ice had fallen from the top of the Monument & hit the side as it fell! I decided it was time to leave :-)
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| Pilchuck, on our way down~ |
Wanting to get in at least over ten-miles, I went ahead & took the way down to the bottom of the hill. From there - we took a turn that I hadn't checked out before, but sadly it dead-ended.
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| Plenty of snow & frost in the shade~ |
Disappointed & really cold by now, we headed back. Besides a couple men with dogs, there were no trailers & no riders on the mountain this day. Gee - wonder why? :-) With this ride, I went over my year-end mileage for last year by a couple miles! Yippee!
P.S. I'd forgotten my phone - so was
careful all day. :-)
