Everyone knows I don't ride off-road much, you know, since the road starts right outside my front door and all. But after seeing some video and photos of the trails near Possum Kingdom Lake, and knowing there was a group who knows the trails going, and the promise of great Chili and Beer afterward (Thanks Curtis!), Jason and I had to go check it out yesterday.
The trailhead is at lake level, but there's a lot of climbing because the trail goes all the way to the top of Johnson's Peak, where there's an incredible view:
The terrain is classic Texas... limestone and cedars, beautiful red oaks that are changing color right now, lots of prickly pear cactus, and these incredibly scary thorns the locals call "horse cripplers." Somehow, despite all that, none of us had a flat, so somebody up there must like us. Here's one of the cactus patches:
It was a great group to ride with, and it was also really cool to ride with Roger (shown below sharing his water with his dog), who built most of the trail and knows his way around better than anybody.
1 comment:
Awesome. I love rides like that, both for the ride and the company.
Cool pics too.
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