Despite the bone-chilling temps, the Beautiful Mrs. K and I were determined to get out and have a small adventure on Christmas Eve. We've been working hard to prepare to take over South Side Cyclery and that hasn't left a lot of time for frivolity. Knowing that we couldn't bring the Hound Dog with us, we chose Powder Valley in Sunset Hills. There are a couple of short trails there, just enough for a quick day out.
We were greeted with sunny skies and 23 degrees. And...a fully paved path! Whaaaat? But this isn't just any paved path. It's pretty narrow and STEEP. There are switchbacks on this path that would be fun on your mountain bike, and I dare say the gradients would be super hard on any bike.
We were so happy to be out, we ignored the blustery winds and low temps and set off on the first trail.
Then we got cold.
The sun and hard climbing helped warm us a bit. It was truly a beautiful day out there.
It's hard to capture gradient on camera. But this pic might give you a better idea of what we were working with.
We finished Broken Ridge pretty quickly and walked across the lot to Hickory Ridge next. It's a little longer and it has longer hills, too.
At the very lowest point of Hickory Ridge is a little creek and a lot of rock. There were really well-made bridges to get us across the many ravines and creeks. I would not have thought that a paved path would be so interesting, but it really was a lot of fun and a welcome break from our current busy schedule.
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