This was perhaps the most fun ride I have ever done. I looked on the OSM bike map for the area and discovered that the creek intersects a major road 6 km farther upstream, so perhaps we'll try to ride up the creek all the way next time, but I'll think I'll switch to the Fisher with its 50mm tires for that.
Gernot Thailand On Mar 1, 10:11 am, Manuel Acosta <[email protected]> wrote: > This is awesome! I wish I know more creeks the movies look fun! > > On Feb 27, 5:32 pm, Earl Grey <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Paul on his Sam Hillborne and I re-rode the trail we discovered two > > weeks ago, but this time shortened the approach by driving his truck > > about 15km south of town so that we could explore a bit further before > > I had to get back to teach yoga. Paul also brought along his friend > > Rob, who borrowed my 1991 Gary Fisher Sphinx 29er (not a typo). > > Actually it was sold back then with 38mm knobbies and drop bars as a > > monstercross (another category that didn't exist in '91), but > > recently I put some Jones H-bars and XC Comp thumb shifters on for > > more technical off-road riding, and 50mm Marathon XRs. > > > Photos start here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/gernothuber/page2/ > > > We skipped the long dirt mountain pass, and rolled up the little > > remote valley in beautiful warm morning light, made even softer by the > > high air pollution from burned-off fields and forest understory. We > > zoomed past the Wat and were able to get more than twice as far up the > > dirt trail this time, and hit 68 instead of 30 stream crossings. We > > once again had to turn around because of time constraints, as we spent > > too much time taking photos, but by the time we turned around, the > > trail was mostly non-existent, running straight up the creek bed for > > hundreds of feet at a time, with only occasional on-land sections. But > > occasional ATV tire tracks where the trail entered and exited the > > creek showed us that it is actually in use, and that the locals really > > just drive up the creek. A few times the water was deep enough to > > submerge the hubs, but we kept going. Coming back down the trail, > > without stopping for photos, took us 35 minutes, during which we > > crossed the creek 34 > > times, so not quite one crossing per minute! > > > Back on the road, once again racing against time, I almost ran over a > > 6 to 7 foot snake of unidentified species. I am pretty sure it was > > neither a cobra nor a python, but that's about all I can say. It > > looked grey with longitudinal stripes. It came out of nowhere crossing > > the road just in front of me, and braking with all I had I stopped > > less than a foot from it. Fortunately it just wanted to get away. Once > > again the Hetres on my rSogn did great, only failing on steep slick > > clay exits out of the creek. > > > Gernot "68 stream and 1 snake crossing" Huber > > Chiang Mai, Thailand -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
