Ride to the Ocean

I went out on my road bike today for a while. I really wanted to ride my single speed though. I just installed a new 19 tooth cog, I'm racing the single speed at the STXC at Jedi next weekend. So after I got done with the road bike I came home and got the single speed. I went out to the Cadra Ranch (see my earliest posts from last year). I rode one loop at Cadra and then decided to explore. I rode to a nearby trail head and took off.
None of these crossed out symbols looked like a bike.


















I wanted to see if I could ride to the Ocean.













I took the straight ahead route which took me here.


















I came out of the forest onto vegetated dunes.













Some places the sand was deep enough that I got off and walked. I probably could have let some air out of my tires and ridden through but it would have been more effort than I wanted.















I was actually able to ride through most of this.













I reached the ocean. If you enlarge this picture you can see the Point St. George Reef Lighthouse.













Here's my bike, on the beach, looking north.
I live in such a beautiful place it never ceases to amaze me. And people here are always complaining that "there's nothing to do here".

I don't have a race this weekend. Next weekend is Return on the Jedi. It might be my last mountain bike race of the year other than the Pistis STXC series in Grants Pass in August.

I'm taking the trailer to Jedi and spending the whole weekend. I might do the Southern Oregon Thursday night race and then drive to Jedi from there. It should be a lot of fun.