Just finishing up dinner after an exhausting ride around the Jeremy Ranch area. We left the house at 4:50 on our way back up the Switchback Trail. Yesterday’s run got us pumped to try to do a couple laps this time. We reached the end of the trail a little less than an hour later.

Hobbes carried his doggy-pack full of water and treats.

The trails were a little muddy, so the ride down was a little slower and sketchier than yesterday. I had to bail twice due to the mud, once on a switchback, the other into a tree. Still a great ride. 50 minutes up, 5 minutes down.

Mike and I decided to take a different route up for the second ride. We got sidetracked several times during the trip, each time taking a trail or road even higher towards the top of Parley’s. Eventually we made out way to the cell towers at the top of Parley’s Summit, 7,696 feet above sea level.

It took us a little while to get back home. But 1,000 vertical feet later, we were back in the driveway. 3 hours, and close to 10 miles roundtrip. Mike, Hobbes, and I are beat (but not too beat that Hobbes couldn’t attack two dogs on the trail).

Mike and I just got back from an awesome biking trip in Jeremy Ranch. Shortly after watching the President fly overhead, we grabbed Hobbes and our matching Specialized bikes and made our way toward Moose Hollow. After exploring Moose Hollow and Main-gy Moose Trail, we started our climb up the new Switch Back Trail.

Me and my new bike on The Avenues

It took nearly an hour and a half to summit, but we were rewarded with 15 minutes of awesome downhill all the way to my driveway. No pictures or video of any of the downhill. However, I’m looking into a helmet-cam for biking and skiing. Maybe even a helmet cam for Hobbes. I’m sure he’s not the steadiest filmogropher, but he can’t be any worse than my roommate Bill.