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Rides I've Taken
DATE	DISTANCE (Mi,RT)	DURATION (Min)	ROUTE	DETAILS
12/29/00	25.5 mi Lowest Point Elev: 3127ft Highest Point Elev: ~5500ft.	148	Grass Valley Lake San Bernardino NF (CA). LOOP & OUT AND BACK. From Hesperia, take Arrowhead Lake Rd to Hwy 173, make a left, drive until 173 turns into dirt road and park and ride up 173 about 8 miles to Grass Valley Rd to Golf Course Rd to Tunnel Dr. Make a left on Grass Valley Rd to Peninsula Dr to North Bay Rd, make a left and go to Hwy 173 and make another left and ride back down to where you parked. GPS INFO: truck elev: 3127ft truck coord: N34°20.212'; W117°14.740 top elev: 5443ft top elev coord: N34°16.110'; W117°12.519	The temp was in the 50s most of this ride and it was a beautiful clear day. They were grading the road on the dirt section of Hwy 173 so that was cool. Grass Valley Lake isn't much to see but I took two pictures of it anyway. Cool ride, but no snow and that sucked. Click Here for Trail Pics Grass Valley Lake Update
7/26/00	33.6 mi Total Elv. Gain Approx: +3900ft, Lowest Point to Highest Point: +2000ft. Butler Peak: 8535ft.	222	Big Pine Flat, Delmar Mtn, Butler Peak Fire Lookout Tower San Bernardino NF (CA). LOOP & OUT AND BACK. Take Hwy 18 to Hwy 38 to Fawnskin, turn right on Navajo & park behind the Fawn Lodge (very much out of business). Ride out of the Fawn Lodge to Rim of the World Dr (3N14) and take it all the way to Big Pine Flat. At Big Pine Flat (~7miles), make a right onto 3N16, take it to 3N12 (~14miles), make a right. Ride up to the side of Delmar Mtn, pass the Delmar Mtn spring which runs into the road and continue to 3N14, left 1/2mile to 2N68 right, continue on 2N68 to 2N13C, take it to Butler Peak Lookout, or follow lookout tower signs, hike up short trail, return to Fawnskin.	Temp Range: 74-96F; Starting on 3N14, there was a bunch of road construction, but that was cool because they were using huge backhoes. First 1.5 miles is uphill, then there is a few miles downhill, then uphill to Big Pine Flat. 3N16 is uphill for what seems like a long time, on the left (north) side of the road, you can see the Willow Fire Damage and the whole area is closed. Finally there's a nice downhill section. Then when you meet 3N12, it's up again, but the climb seems pretty short along the side of Delmar Mtn. It's fun downhill down the Mtn. Back to 3N14 I went right to this section of road that AAA map labels 2N68, but it's a private road, so I took 2N01X a little ways, but it seemed like it was going way downhill(I later learned that it's just a loop then ends up back at 3N14), so I turned around after about a mile and took 3N14 back to 2N68, which I didn't see it as being labeled. It climbed to 2N13C which climbed a whole lot more and finally I was at Butler Peak and the view is incredible, it made the whole ride worth it, and there are some very beautiful sections of road as you're climbing up. View: Big Bear Lake, Lake Arrowhead, Silverwood Lake, El Mirage Dry Lake, San Gabriels, High Desert, the 10,000ft ridge and San Gorgonio, Sugarloaf Mtn, Willow Fire Damage. Then I was going to ride back to my truck and drive over to the Mill Creek area and ride to the champion lodgepole pine but I was pretty tired, it was so hot climbing up to Butler Peak. And the tower is awesome the way it is at the top of the rocks up there. I carried my bike up the trail to the tower, there were 3 volunteers there and the sign below says only 4 people are supposed to be up there at a time. This was really too hot of a day to do any of this ride. Click Here for Trail Pics Big Pine Flat, Delmar Mtn, Butler Peak Fire Lookout Tower Update
6/01/00	82.0 (2 rides, #1=44.7; #2=37.3)	382 (ride #1=218; ride #2=164)	Ride #1: San Bernardino NF (CA). LOOP. My house in Hesperia to Arrowhead Lake Rd to Hwy 173 (make left) to dirt Hwy 173 to paved Hwy 173 to Pilot Rock Rd (2N33) past Pilot Rock to Dart Canyon Rd (2N36) down to near prison to Miller Canyon Rd to Hwy 138 all the way (high speed=41.1mph) to Summit Valley Rd to my house in Hesperia. Ride #2: Loop ride near my house, about 12mi each loop, did 3 times.	Temp range: 70-95F. I was going to do just one ride about 70mi but I ran low on water and the nearest supply was a long way downhill, so I cut it short. Ride #1 was awesome, it was the reverse direction of a ride I took on 3/19/00 and this was a much better way to go because you go down on 2N36 rather than up and it's probably about 1500ft elev. in 2 miles. Dirt Hwy 173 was pretty sandy in parts though, Pilot Rock Rd was nice except there were bees all over. Hwy 138: two dead owls, one dead cat, stink bad. Kick a** ride but hot. Set new personal high speed record of 43.0mph. Ride #2: just took it to increase my mileage for the day; mostly paved roads. Pilot Rock Update
4/23/00	20.0	72	Hesperia (CA). Ride near my house.	It's been almost 2 years since I've used clipless pedals, but I decided to try them out again. I couldn't believe how much more power I had; I never realized how much they helped until this ride.
4/19/00	28.0	168	San Bernardino NF (CA). LOOP. Bottom of dirt Hwy 173 to Pilot Rock Rd (2N33) to Silverwood Lake top of dam back on paved 173 to bottom of dirt 173.	It snowed in these parts the day before this ride but I saw little snow. It was pretty hot, no wind. Pilot Rock Rd was the coolest I've ever seen it though, lots of little stream crossings, puddle hopping, but all rideable. I didn't walk one step on this entire ride. I took this same ride on 1/8/99 but for some reason it was 2.2 miles longer this time; I did ride across the Silverwood Lake dam but that wouldn't add this much distance on so?? Pilot Rock Update
4/1/00	28.5	145	San Bernardino NF (CA). OUT AND BACK. Bottom of dirt Hwy 173 to Jensen's market in Cedar Glen near Lake Arrowhead.	A nice day, a nice breeze, had to search for snow. Highway 173 to Lake Arrowhead Update
3/19/00	44.1	248	San Bernardino NF (CA). LOOP. My house (Hesperia) to Summit Valley Rd to Hwy 138 to Miller Canyon Rd to Dart Canyon Rd (2N36) to Pilot Rock Rd (2N33) to Hwy 173 to Arrowhead Lake Rd (Hesperia) back to my house.	A Nice ride, but it was pretty hot and steep going up 2N36 + I didn't have any food with me and that was not a good idea. For some reason, because I left from my house I planned this ride to be a "walk in the park" because when I left I didn't even know where I was going. It was not an easy ride. Pilot Rock Update
1/8/99	25.8	167	San Bernardino NF (CA). LOOP. Bottom of dirt Hwy 173 to Pilot Rock Rd (2N33) to Silverwood Lake to paved 173 back to bottom of dirt 173.	Temp range: 48-58F with 25-30mph winds. Cold coming down Pilot Rock Rd. Pilot Rock Update
6/13/98	30.0	126	Hesperia (CA). Some random ride around my house.	These are the rides that keep me in shape between actual rides.
6/??/98	32.0	139	Hesperia (CA). Another random ride around my house.	If you ride around your block 60 times you get to know your neighbors pretty well. I'm not saying I do this.
6/4/98	?	?	San Bernardino NF (CA). LOOP. Willow Creek Jeep Trail at Hwy 173 (3N34.3) to 2N75 to Squint Ranch Rd (3N34.2) to Hook Creek Rd (2N26Y) to Hwy 173 (paved) back down to where Hwy 173 meets Willow Creek Jeep Trail (3N34.3).	This was a really cool ride. The first part on Willow Creek Rd. was pretty burned and hot but once into the forest, it was awesome. At one point, one of the roads turned into a 4-6in deep stream and that was cool. There were these huge signs scattered here and there with forest service maps on them. A heavy fog was rollin' into Lake Arrowhead on my way out, it was awesome. Click Here for Trail Pics Willow Creek Update
6/4/98	50.0	269	Various areas within an 8 mile radius of my house. Also the ride listed above this one is part of the 50 miles I rode on this day.	First time I rode 50 miles in a day.
5/22/98	26.2	113	San Bernardino NF (CA). LOOP. My house (Hesperia) to Summit Valley Road to Hwy 138 to Hwy 173 to Arrowhead Lake Rd to my house.	I was actually using clipless pedals on this ride, usually I ride in waterproof hunting boots and I blow through shallow paved stream crossings, I had wet feet after this one. For some strange reason, I was pretty tired after this ride.
12/27/97	25	?	San Bernardino NF (CA). OUT AND BACK,LOOP. Bottom of dirt Hwy 173 to Grass Valley Rd to Peninsula Dr to W Shore Rd to Voltaire Dr to Geneva Ln to Bern Ln to Lucerne Ln to North Bay Rd to paved Hwy 173 and back down to bottom of dirt 173.	There was awesome snow on this ride, played in it for a while, took a pic of my bike next to the sign on the main MTB page and there was ice all over the roads, 2in thick, cars were skidding everywhere, I crashed on ice on dirt 173 coming down, stayed on the small roads. The temperature didn't get much above 30F the whole ride and the starting temp was in the 20s. Click Here for Trail Pics Lake Arrowhead, Hwy 173 Update
6/2/97	22.4	151	San Bernardino NF (CA). OUT AND BACK. Bottom of dirt Hwy 173 to Pilot Rock Rd (2N33) to Pilot Rock and back.	My first time to Pilot Rock; it was a nice ride; I think I collected some coulter pine seed on this ride. It was hot but I got started about 4:45am. Pilot Rock Update
5/27/97	~15	?	San Bernardino NF (CA). LOOP. Start of dirt Cleghorn Rd (2N49) near Silverwood Lake. Take a sharp left at a water tank to 2N45 to 2N59 (easy to miss) back to Cleghorn Rd, make a left back to dirt Cleghorn Rd.	Pretty hot. I did a lot of walking on this ride. After you make the sharp left and climb a little more there is this most beautiful section with a pine needle covered road, lots of sugar pine, incense cedar (this section makes the ride well worth it). It's a miserbly rocky descent, chews up tires, brakes. My rear reflector fell off. When I got back this dog someone had dumped made a home in the shade of my vehicle and wouldn't let me near it. Eventually I made friends with it, I couldn't get away from it. I ran it down to the nearby campground 'till it found a trash can and raced back. I felt bad but I already had too many dogs at home. Sugarpine Mountain Update
5/20/97	20.0	?	San Bernardino NF (CA). Drove to Silverwood Lake, paid $6 and rode around paved trails for a while.	Hot. Payin' to park sucks. Silverwood Lake Bike Path Update
2/21/97	23.2	140	San Bernardino NF (CA). OUT AND BACK. Bottom of dirt Hwy 173 to Willow Creek Road outside Cedar Glen near Lake Arrowhead.	I stopped at Willow Creek Rd because there's more traffic after North Bay Rd meets 173. I don't remember much about this ride except I didn't have much studying to do that weekend and I was well armed. Lake Arrowhead from Hesperia Update
1/19/97	12.8	?	San Bernardino NF (CA). OUT AND BACK. Bottom of dirt Hwy 173 to near the top of dirt Hwy 173.	At 6.4 miles the snow was about 16in deep and not rideable; I messed around in the snow for awhile and turned around. I ate a lot of mud on the way down, ruined my chain on this ride. Awesome snow though. Highway 173 Update
12/07/96	30.0	137	Hesperia (CA). A random ride around my house.	First time I rode 30 miles in a day.
10/12/96	25.0	97	Hesperia (CA). A random ride around my house.	First time I rode 25 miles in a day.

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