How Was South Yuba

[0gre]

South Yuba Was


We started at Omega Rd/ Alpha Road right off of Highway 20 and the top was covered with


But we did a little hiking and a little riding and worked our way into the clear.


(Alpha diggin's)


South Yuba...


Well this is just the teaser, 23 miles of incredible singletrack, 5 miles of hiking snow and riding down steep fire road, probably 40 waterfalls some of which we rode through, some of which we rode over on very cool bridges. I'm sorting through my pics and editing the video right now. I'll probably post some more pics tomorrow and get the video up later this week. Gary has some pics I'm sure he will be posting shortly. I am so envious of memine and those who are local to this awesome trail.

To be continued...

[Finch Platte]

Splendid ride. Thanks for the shuttle action!

I'm surprised you didn't mention Jilm's mechanical- a busted derailleur hanger. Luckily, someone had the foresight to bring a spare... This is where Steve took off & left us to fend for ourselves. Selfish bunt.

You also didn't mention our trailwork. Glad I carried the saw for 5 hours(?) so we could use it for 15 minutes.

Fantabulous ride, great area. We'll be back.

fp

[Finch Platte]

Note the top sign- no scooters?

Yeah- this is the first place I think of when I want to ride my Vespa.

fp

[jilm]

What a great ride! Thanx for the suggestion and shuttle Ogre. Thanx Finch for the spare deraileur hanger ( my hero ...sigh ).

[0gre]

Originally Posted by Finch Platte

Splendid ride. Thanks for the shuttle action!

I'm surprised you didn't mention Jilm's mechanical- a busted derailleur hanger. Luckily, someone had the foresight to bring a spare... This is where Steve took off & left us to fend for ourselves. Selfish bunt.

You also didn't mention our trailwork. Glad I carried the saw for 5 hours(?) so we could use it for 15 minutes.

Fantabulous ride, great area. We'll be back.

fp

I'm wiped out. Last night I just had enough energy to throw a few pics up and crash. For the first time in weeks I'm driving in to work. I was getting to all the other stuff. Like I said to be continued. I'll put some more pics up tonight.

[Brah]

You treked miles through the snow?

I was driving up I-80 to Tahoe on Friday night... I was seeing snow at around 4000 feet. I thought to myself "Damn, there's no way those guys are making it down Alpha Road."


Glad to hear you made it OK otherwise! The South Yuba is one of my favorite trails, glad to see others enjoying it. Love to see/read all of the history that you see along that trail. I'm going to have to hit it in a couple of weeks.

[Finch Platte]

Originally Posted by 0gre

I'm wiped out. Last night I just had enough energy to throw a few pics up and crash. For the first time in weeks I'm driving in to work. I was getting to all the other stuff. Like I said to be continued. I'll put some more pics up tonight.

Yeah, I can tell you were wiped just by the way your feet were resting on the dash of the 0gre mobile after the ride.

Poor baby.

[0gre]

Originally Posted by Brah

You treked miles through the snow?

I was driving up I-80 to Tahoe on Friday night... I was seeing snow at around 4000 feet. I thought to myself "Damn, there's no way those guys are making it down Alpha Road."


Glad to hear you made it OK otherwise! The South Yuba is one of my favorite trails, glad to see others enjoying it. Love to see/read all of the history that you see along that trail. I'm going to have to hit it in a couple of weeks.

I'm not so sure I would say we treked through miles of snow. Maybe a mile of 12-18" drifts, hike a bit then roll a bit, repeat. Overall I would say it was better than rolling down Washington Road (Not easier but more interesting).

South Yuba is a great trail. I guess some folks ride the whole trail as an out-and-back... hats off to them. Just riding it in the 'easy' direction plus that section of Alpha Road whoopped my butt.

[kapusta]

Looks like a great ride! I was able to get down to the Edwards-Purdon section a little later in the day and saw Fiona on my way out. Glad I did not try to join you guys, as I did my first outing on the SS this season on Saturday and I was feeling pretty weak on Sunday. It was about all I could do to stay ahead of my friend who was a beginner. Y'all would have had to throw me in the river and fish me out down at Purdon's Crossing.

Next time.

Jeff

[0gre]

Originally Posted by kapusta

Looks like a great ride! I was able to get down to the Edwards-Purdon section a little later in the day and saw Fiona on my way out. Glad I did not try to join you guys, as I did my first outing on the SS this season on Saturday and I was feeling pretty weak on Sunday. It was about all I could do to stay ahead of my friend who was a beginner. Y'all would have had to throw me in the river and fish me out down at Purdon's Crossing.

Next time indeed. You missed a great ride.

working on the video still. Here's a vid cap from the Edwards-Purdon Crossing section:

[Finch Platte]

Originally Posted by 0gre

Next time indeed. You missed a great ride.

working on the video still. Here's a vid cap from the Edwards-Purdon Crossing section:

Man, that's a sweet hiney.

Gill

[0gre]

Originally Posted by Finch Platte

Man, that's a sweet hiney.

You see a hiney I see an a$$

[vuduvgn]

Thank you very much for bringing your saw and doing some work up there. We need more like you.

[0gre]

Originally Posted by voodoovegan

Thank you very much for bringing your saw and doing some work up there. We need more like you.

It was FP's saw but we all took a turn at it. Unfortunately that was a big log and while we cleared it enough where it's a lot easier to get around I don't know that a lot of people are going to roll it. We did clear several trees off of the Rim trail last time we rode there. I'm not sure what the point of walking around something you can easily fix is. Take a minute, clean it up and then you don't have to deal with it next time. Even better it gives the guys who regularly maintain a trail the time to do more stuff to improve the trail.