Friday Aug 31 |
 | Mountain Biking 2:40:00 [3]+236m | |
| shoes: Shimano She-Mojo |
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| Hiking hills 23:00 [2]1.5 mi (15:20 / mi) +61m 8:28 / km | |
| shoes: Saucony Grid |
| Evening stroll. |
Wednesday Aug 29 |
| Hiking 4:28:00 [2]14.8 mi (18:06 / mi) +255m 10:41 / km | |
| shoes: Dunham Cloud |
| Up to Cliff Lake with David, Tom, Rosalie, and Marta. Great day! |
| Swimming 19:00 [3] | |
| shoes: Teva Hurricane |
| Refreshing swim in Cliff Lake. |
Tuesday Aug 28 |
| Rock Scrambling hills 4:50:00 [3]+745m | |
| shoes: Dunham Cloud |
| Climb up to the crest with Tom and Rosalie, then scramble over to South Lake for a swim. Black anvil-shaped thunderheads gave ominous warnings of possible stormy weather. Just as we finished swimming, lightning started flashing and thunder booming. We decided to head back the long way through the forest along the mountainside to stay below the ridge. It sprinkled on us very slightly, but we finished up before the rain started pouring. |
| Swimming 11:00 [3] | |
| shoes: Teva Hurricane |
| Refreshing swim in South Lake. |
Monday Aug 27 |
| Yoga 15:00 [2] | |
| shoes: Bare Feet |
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Sunday Aug 26 |
| Cycling 8:27:00 [4]100.0 mi (5:04 / mi) +2424m 2:56 / km | |
| shoes: SIDI Genius |
| Cycling event in the coast range. Lots of stops and starts and slowing down to find the route. A couple of big climbs - one with 18% grade and the other with 23% grade. Perfect weather. |
Friday Aug 24 |
| Hiking 18:00 [2]1.2 mi (14:59 / mi) +0m 9:19 / km | |
| shoes: Saucony Grid |
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Thursday Aug 23 |
| Mountain Biking 1:49:00 [3]+145m | |
| shoes: Shimano RT |
| Last night I installed a new type of clip-in pedals on my mountain bike, and today took them for a maiden voyage. My Shimano She-Mojo mountain bike shoes are not compatible with the new pedal/cleat system, so had to use a different pair of shoes. How will my ride go without my favorite Mojo shoes?
On one of the rocky sections, my front wheel spun out about 60 degrees, but I lucked out and instinctively counter-steered quickly enough to avoid falling. So far so good! Had a good run up the meadow and stream section, easily maneuvering through the rocks.
Then I headed up a very narrow, rocky section, got steered off the trail by a large rock and into some slippery talus, my front wheel skidded sideways, and down I went into the dirt.
Looking like a real mountain biker now (arms and legs covered with dark dirt), I continued up the narrow trail section.
After a while, I noticed a rubbing sound from my back wheel, got off, and found the rear brake bolt missing - it could have dislodged anywhere along the trail, and I would rather continue riding than go searching for it. So I removed the rear brake and continued on, using just the front brake.
Then the trail widened, with plenty of rocks but nice narrow openings between them - totally fun. Then I got a flat (rear tire of course).
Well, I hardly ever get flat tires, so I am about due, and it's a nice day to practice changing a flat. Found a big boulder to sit on and repaired the tire.
What else could happen? Continuing on, took a fun descent, then heard another rubbing sound from the back wheel. What? Just a small tree branch got caught up in there. Tossed the branch out, and finished up with no more distractions.
Miss the Mojo, but really like the new pedals!
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Wednesday Aug 22 |
| Hiking hills 33:00 [2]2.2 mi (14:59 / mi) +94m 8:14 / km | |
| shoes: Merrell EcoStep |
| Evening hike. |
Tuesday Aug 21 |
| Cycling hills 3:22:00 [3]33.0 mi (6:06 / mi) +1100m 3:27 / km | |
| shoes: Shimano RT |
| Climbed up to the pass, then climbed it again. Overall climbing rate = 110 feet/mile. |
| Tennis 53:00 [3] | |
| shoes: K-Swiss K26 |
| Total fun! |
Monday Aug 20 |
| Cycling 1:17:00 [3]20.0 mi (3:51 / mi) +367m 2:16 / km | |
| shoes: Shimano RT |
| Bike commute. |
| Running 1:25:00 [3]8.5 mi (10:00 / mi) +294m 5:37 / km | |
| shoes: Timberland Vapor XCR |
| Long run up the lower canyon. Lavender Aster alpigenus in full bloom all along the trailside. |
| Yoga 31:00 [2] | |
| shoes: Bare Feet |
| Garudasana sequence (twisted Eagle). |
Sunday Aug 19 |
| Hiking 42:00 [2]2.9 mi (14:29 / mi) +100m 8:08 / km | |
| shoes: Timberland Vapor XCR |
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| Gym - Weights 22:00 [3] | |
| shoes: Timberland Vapor XCR |
| Upper body strength conditioning. |
Thursday Aug 16 |
| Hiking 1:05:00 [2]4.4 mi (14:46 / mi) +173m 8:11 / km | |
| shoes: Teva Hurricane |
| Busy day - mananged to slip in a brisk hike. |
Tuesday Aug 14 |
| Yoga 23:00 [2] | |
| shoes: Bare Feet |
| Vrikshasana (Tree) sequence.
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| Cycling 1:18:00 [3]20.0 mi (3:53 / mi) +367m 2:18 / km | |
| shoes: Shimano RT |
| Bike commute. Beautiful day. |
| Run Hike Intervals 50:00 [3]3.5 mi (14:17 / mi) +242m 7:18 / km | |
| shoes: Timberland Vapor XCR |
| Nice evening run up the canyon. |
Monday Aug 13 |
| Running 1:12:00 [3]7.2 mi (10:00 / mi) +12m 6:11 / km | |
| shoes: Timberland Vapor XCR |
| Lunchtime run at Dove Lake. |
| Cycling 1:18:00 [3]20.0 mi (3:53 / mi) +367m 2:18 / km | |
| shoes: Shimano She-Mojo |
| Bike commute. Nice day. |
Sunday Aug 12 |
| Run Hike Intervals 51:00 [3]3.6 mi (14:09 / mi) +239m 7:18 / km | |
| shoes: Timberland Vapor XCR |
| Nice run up the canyon. |
Saturday Aug 11 |
| Hiking 31:00 [2]2.1 mi (14:45 / mi) +73m 8:17 / km | |
| shoes: Timberland Vapor XCR |
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Thursday Aug 9 |
| Rock Scrambling 5:04:00 [3]+533m | |
| shoes: Dunham Cloud |
| Climb through pine forest and up granite outcrops to Duck Lake with David. A cute beaver was swimming in the lake. Then over to Cliff Lake for a quick swim. |
| Swimming 8:00 [3] | |
| shoes: Teva Hurricane |
| Quick refreshing swim in Cliff Lake. It was very windy and cool. |
Wednesday Aug 8 |
| Hiking hills 57:00 [2]3.8 mi (14:59 / mi) +167m 8:12 / km | |
| shoes: Saucony Grid |
| Evening hike. |
Tuesday Aug 7 |
| Cycling 1:09:00 [3]18.0 mi (3:50 / mi) +206m 2:18 / km | |
| shoes: Shimano She-Mojo |
| Filled up my panniers with parcels and rode to town for errands.
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| Yoga 15:00 [2] | |
| shoes: Bare Feet |
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Monday Aug 6 |
| Running 57:00 [3]*** 5.7 mi (10:00 / mi) +102m 5:53 / km | |
| shoes: Saucony Grid |
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Sunday Aug 5 |
| Cycling hills 2:31:00 [3]26.0 mi (5:49 / mi) +812m 3:17 / km | |
| shoes: Shimano RT |
| Climb up to the pass.
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| Run Hike Intervals 54:00 [3]3.7 mi (14:35 / mi) +355m 6:59 / km | |
| shoes: Timberland Vapor XCR |
| Run intervals up the canyon, plus clear branches off the spring trail.
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| Yoga 15:00 [2] | |
| shoes: Timberland Vapor XCR |
| Ardha chandrasana sequence in the upper meadow.
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Saturday Aug 4 |
| Yoga 24:00 [2] | |
| shoes: Bare Feet |
| Folding sequence focusing on Pashchimottanasana. |
| Hiking 1:03:00 [2]3.7 mi (17:01 / mi) +139m 9:28 / km | |
| shoes: Dunham Cloud |
| Hiking up the canyon with Rosalie. Wildflowers still blooming profusely, especially deep purple Lupinus parviflorus, bright fuschia Hedysarum occidentale, and deep orange Aquilegia formosa with bright yellow anthers. |
Friday Aug 3 |
| Cycling 5:39:00 [4]88.0 mi (3:51 / mi) +879m 2:19 / km | |
| shoes: Shimano RT |
| Climb up to the pass with Rosalie, then around the lake. |
| Swimming 11:00 [3] | |
| shoes: Bare Feet |
| Brisk swim in the lake. |
Thursday Aug 2 |
| Rock Scrambling hills 5:21:00 [3]** +567m | |
| shoes: Timberland Vapor Trail |
| Climb cross country up the East Face of Ruby Ridge with David, through very steep pine forest, then scree, then up beautiful granite slabs to the top of the ridge. Lunch on the ridge at 8400' in the warm sun.
Then scramble down the West Face down huge stacks of granite boulders, then fun glissades down sandy sections.
Then we came to a very steep descending section that would be charted as "vegetation fight" on an orienteering map, and any sensible orienteer would avoid it, but there was no other way down. The extrememly dense shrubs varied from 2 to 5 feet tall. We discovered the best way to travel down it was to grab onto shrub tops with your hands for balance, then walk on top of the bending branches from one shrub to another. The manzanita had thick red branches that bent easily and provided enough support to walk on top of them. But some of the other shrubs were quite slippery.
Finally the shrubs gave way to pine forest and thorn bushes. We found plenty of large diameter downed trees to walk across and stay above the thorn bushes. Then we came to the stream and walked along the banks to Cliff Lake, where we jumped in for a refrehsing swim.
Then, back up a beautiful granite slope, and fun rock hopping to finish the trip.
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| Swimming 10:00 [3] | |
| shoes: Teva Hurricane |
| Refreshing swim in Cliff Lake. |