Sunday, April 21, 2019

I had a wheelie good time

Took a brief spin up Mt Umunhum on Saturday morning, with the goal of reaching the top by leg power for the first time.


(The big box is where they mounted the radar transmitter that turned all the frogs gay)

Thanks to Purple Haze I did indeed manage the task. It was a 3 hour ride in total, with a few rest stops included alongside the 2.5 hours spent actually pedalling. Rode alongside some rather friendly folk, one of whom was on her first ride up the hill as well.

The weather was just about perfect. It was just barely getting warm on the south side of the hill, and on the west side there was actually a pretty brisk sea breeze keeping things almost a bit too cool near the top, but everything worked out in the end just fine.

I'd like to try hiking to the top one of these days, though it'll be quite a slog. I've also got plans to pedal Blackbirb up there to try out the trail near the top via bike. So many things to do...

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