Henry Coe State Park April 6 & 9, 2014

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Henry Coe State Park April 6, 2014


Dan wrote and asked "Coe 4/4 or 4/5?". We went with 4/6.........

Dan on his awesome new Ibis Ripley 29er. That is the happiest I've ever seen him on a Coe fireroad. Behind him is Shiloh and their friend Jay:


Wasno Road



Dan's first wheelie photo on the new bike:


Elderberry Spring Trail



What is a Coe ride without removing a fallen Pine? Jay had a mini-band saw:


Domino Pond Trail



Plim's boss, Jeff, happened along and also did the band-saw dance with Shiloh:





Photos from Shiloh's phone…









At the top of Domino Pond, Jay split off to be home in time for something. We went on down to Kelly Lake. Dan and Shiloh crossing the spillway:







A couple miles later, Mark found us taking a break and he joined us for most of the remainder of the ride. Dan and Mark had a spirited ride down Rose Dam, both setting KOMs. I was glad that Dan and Shiloh agreed to go out to White Tank/Rose Dam because I wanted to recon it for an ad hoc trailwork day (next post).

Our group on Live Oak Spring Trail, Mark is in gray:





Last time through, I left this impaled tree top:



We stopped and big Mark just, grrrrrrrrrrrrahhhhh, pushed it over the embankment.



Descending Grizzly Gulch Trail at the end of the day:





Shiloh's ride review: "Again!  Let's do it again!"

:-)



Dan’s track
Shiloh’s track
Mark’s track


Start at Hunting Hollow » Gilroy Hot Springs Road » Coyote Creek gate » Coit Road » Anza Trail » Jackson Trail » Elderberry Spring Trail » Rock Tower Trail » Domino Pond Trail » Wasno Road » Kelly Lake Trail » Kelly Lake » Coit Road » Willow Ridge Road » White Tank Spring Road » White Tank Spring Trail » Rose Dam Trail » Pacheco Creek Trail » Pacheco Camp » Coit Road » Live Oak Spring Trail (upper) » Wagon Road » Wasno Road » Tule Pond Trail » Grizzly Gulch Trail » Coit Road » Coyote Creek gate » Gilroy Hot Springs Road » Hunting Hollow parking. 25.30/3:49/6:07/4,568


Gilroy:




Cordoza Ridge:

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Henry Coe State Park April 9, 2014


As mentioned above, on Sunday's run down Rose Dam Trail I was scouting out areas which needed brushing, particularly this section:



There were a few other minor spots but over the years, I had never gotten around to the above.



I arrived at Hunting Hollow at 8:30am to find that it was blocked-off for grading:





Ugh, after getting up early and driving for an hour, that wasn't what I wanted to see! The guys let me in, told me to park on the outer edge, and off I went up Lyman Willson Ridge Trail:





…on to the gateway to White tank/Rose Dam, the Hoover airstrip:



That is a bit of experimenting with the exposure setting on my camera, "ExposureBiasValue  -1.00".



I did a few small touch-ups on Rose Dam Trail before getting to my primary target. Here it is again:



Along here we're nearing the valley floor and the old road cut is going straight down a ridge-line; the tight chamise grabs your handlebars and shreds your ankles. Before and after this section the trail is wide.



After trailwork:



Yeah, really wide but it's in-character with the adjacent trail sections. Well, should be good for few years…



On my way back, a rare sighting of an out-of-season Tarantula:





Domino Pond





Later, I came across a skunk on Coit Springs Trail @ 6:30pm. Can't remember seeing a skunk out before dark. As normal, it scurried along the trail ahead of me so I had to hang back until it finally veered off. I successfully avoided getting sprayed and got back to my car smelling sweet.


Start at Hunting Hollow » Hunting Hollow Road » Lyman Willson Ridge Trail » Bowl Trail » Willson Camp » Wagon Road » Fish & Game Trail » Coit Road » Willow Ridge Road » White Tank Spring Road » White Tank Spring Trail » Rose Dam Trail » Pacheco Creek Trail » Pacheco Camp » Coit Road » Live Oak Spring Trail (upper) » Wagon Road » Coit Road » Coit Dam Trail » Coit Lake Perimeter Trail » Coit Road » Sierra View » Wasno Road » Domino Pond Trail » Cattle Duster Trail » Coit Springs Trail » Grapevine Trail » Anza Trail » Coit Road » Coyote Creek gate » Gilroy Hot Springs Road » Hunting Hollow. 29.10/4:56/10:26/5,203'

Gilroy:




Cordoza Ridge: