After the shop closed on Tuesday, we headed to Mount Wilson with two of our soon-to-be-great-new-friends from Kitsbow and Charlie, who wanted to give bikepacking a try.   The 5 of us loaded our bikes with gear after a quick trip to Sprouts for last minute essentials (food).

The extraordinary ride up to the tunnel and down the camping area of the Mount Lowe train depot was spectacular.    Pitch dark, except for our lights, a little moon and stars, we rode.    The camp was empty (often is empty on a weekend), and we relaxed.    Cooked some food, played a fun campfire game and got to know new people.

Everyone slept really well and the morning brought us on a bike ride back up the trail through amazing flora and vistas.     We stopped for lots of photos.    The guys from Kitsbow set up a sandbag game at the end of our ride to the trucks and we played sandbags with coffee before we took off in different directions.

Chris and Jay headed for another ride further in the forest at Chilao and were flabergasted tthat the only other vehicle was Jossue’s.  A few minutes into the ride and we found Cecelio and Jossue riding.    They steered us to do the loop counter clockwise which was absolutely the right decision.

Chris and Jay rode for the afternoon in perhaps one of the most extraordinary areas yet found.

UnPredict Your Wednesday at it’s finest.