Bike - Hole-in-the-Ground with TTSA

Ryan, Jim and Rich pause near the top of the first climb.

8/16/06 Wednesday

Well, it was carnage at Hole-in-the-Ground as the TTSA boys attempted a simple after-work ride.

The top of the climb, with Castle Peak behind.

First, Rich stripped his freewheel, so he had to walk/run/coast the last nine miles of the trail.

Rich doesn’t have any gears and Ryan is missing a brake, but it’s all good.

Then, Ryan lost a brake pad, so he only had one brake.

How many TTSA maintenance guys does it take to fix a flat?

Then, Mike got a flat, and then Greg got a flat, and then Vince broke a pedal, and finally Rob got into the act by flipping over some rocks and bending a brake lever.

Everyone with a broken bike … raise your hand!

I forget what Jim did to his bike, but I’m sure it was something.

Bike - The Bench

Chugging over the top of the first hill.

8/07/06 Monday

We went down to Reno the next day to (finally!) pick up Nancy’s new bike. We—I—decided to try it out with a ride on the Tahoe Rim Trail, starting from Spooner Summit and riding up to The Bench.

Nancy at the top of the trail, overlooking Lake Tahoe.

The trail is about 10 miles round-trip, with about 1700’ of climbing. There’s two main climbs—a mile of uphill at the start of the trail, and a long grind to the top. It’s a blast coming back down, with mostly smooth dirt.

What a cute little red bike!

Nancy says that she likes her new bike, but it doesn’t make the climbs any easier.

Hike - Anderson Peak

The wildflowers were abundant in the the Sugar Bowl area.

8/06/06 Sunday

The last time we hiked the PCT out to Tinker Knob, we missed the Benson Hut next to Anderson Peak, so we decided to make a short (10 mile) hike out to the hut and back.

The Benson Hut, with Anderson Peak in the background.

The Benson Hut is one of a series of huts built by the Sierra Club on or near the PCT.

After a few sprinkles, the sun came out to show Anderson Peak in good light.

The hike started out cloudy and cool, but the sun came out on the way back.

Walking through the mule’s ears.

Sunset near the trailhead at Highway 40.