Loooooong overdue ride report

[TN]

This is from our Cali road trip last summer.

We rode in Montana de Oro State Park one day in the way out to the Hearst Castle. I cant remember the trail we rode but it is the must ride trail in the park.

The trail starts out with a nice easy fire road climb & then about halfway up you hit a tough little singletrack climb the rest of the way up.

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Laura climbing.
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Trail on the way up. Onthe left side you can see the fog rolling in from the Pacific.
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Another shot from the trail.
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The beach from the top.
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Tired bike near the top.
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View of fore road, trail & beach.
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Pure sweetness.
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Once you top out you get to ride some smooth, fast DH. It was so bitchin'. After blasting down the single track without biting it once the last section was in clear view of the parking lot right when i went over the bars with a thud & a cloud of dust. So typical, but I never stopped smiling.

Some more trail side beauty.
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Did I say it was dusty?
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That night we hit up the San Luis Obispo Farmers Market * had some great Santa Mara style BBQ.
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It was great trail & if you are ever in the area you should definitely try & ride it.

[Snacks]

Did I say it was dusty?
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Aw, I love the summer dirt tan:)

[TreeSaw]

:thumb: Some beautiful shots...thanks for sharing!

[Konabumm]

great writeup and love the pictures - one question, what the hell is that thing in her nose?

[bluebug32]

What a gorgeous place!

Thanks for sharing it with the gloomy, rainy monkies on the Eastcoat

[LOOnatic]

Cool write up.
I used to live in Los Osos and would ride there every day or surf.
Did you guys go into SLO and have the tasty hemp ale?

[dirtydirtysouf]

great writeup and love the pictures - one question, what the hell is that thing in her nose?

my guess is that its a piercing

[ScottJensen]

looks like yall rode up manzineta (sp) and then down ridge. fun ride, esp ridge. did it today myself

[Zark]

A little later on that trip I got to ride w/ TN and Laura in Santa Barbara on Romero trail. It was a great time, and they need to come back out here and do it again!

[TN]

Thanks yall!

Loonatic- naw, we ended up tasting wine that night.

Zark- Damn straight. That was a bad ass trail even though big rocks frighten me. :twitch: I wish we took more photos on that ride.

[DRB]

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A woman eating meat is dead sexy.