Twin Oaks / Lion's Trail Loop June 2009 http://www.tehachapitrails.org/apps/photos/ Twin Oaks / Lion's Trail Loop June 2009 Met at the Post Office at 7;30 am http://www.tehachapitrails.org/apps/photos/photo?photoID=40615791 40615791 Getting ready Although it rained throughout the night before with a threat of more of the same, 5 cyclists from Tehachapi, 5 from Palmdale/Lancaster and 1 from Bakersfield showed up http://www.tehachapitrails.org/apps/photos/photo?photoID=40615792 40615792 Starting the Climb Three miles after the start we split into two groups. 7 seven of us started up the Lion's Trail Loop (44 miles), a diffcult ride and the rest headed up to Twin Oaks, which is an flatter easier ride... http://www.tehachapitrails.org/apps/photos/photo?photoID=40615793 40615793 Craig ahead and Tim http://www.tehachapitrails.org/apps/photos/photo?photoID=40615794 40615794 Tim... http://www.tehachapitrails.org/apps/photos/photo?photoID=40615795 40615795 http://www.tehachapitrails.org/apps/photos/photo?photoID=40615796 40615796 ... still climbing and still Smiling http://www.tehachapitrails.org/apps/photos/photo?photoID=40615797 40615797 me Too... http://www.tehachapitrails.org/apps/photos/photo?photoID=40615798 40615798 ...First Switchback ...now the climbing really starts... http://www.tehachapitrails.org/apps/photos/photo?photoID=40615799 40615799 Craig ahead... ...as usual.... http://www.tehachapitrails.org/apps/photos/photo?photoID=40615800 40615800 Looking back http://www.tehachapitrails.org/apps/photos/photo?photoID=40615801 40615801 Tim Climbing http://www.tehachapitrails.org/apps/photos/photo?photoID=40615802 40615802 ...about 1.5 miles from the summit.. ...we regrouped... It did lightly sprinkle on us at times... and as we got higher it did get cooler. http://www.tehachapitrails.org/apps/photos/photo?photoID=40615803 40615803 Heading for the summit http://www.tehachapitrails.org/apps/photos/photo?photoID=40615804 40615804 Looking back..... http://www.tehachapitrails.org/apps/photos/photo?photoID=40615805 40615805 Rankin Ranch - Walker Basin ...in the summer time when this is a HOT bke ride, this is a good water stop http://www.tehachapitrails.org/apps/photos/photo?photoID=40615806 40615806 Rankin Ranch Stables http://www.tehachapitrails.org/apps/photos/photo?photoID=40615807 40615807 Walker Basin This whole route has the friendlyist motorists. Just about everyone waves at you.... with all 5 fingers!! really very friendly folk http://www.tehachapitrails.org/apps/photos/photo?photoID=40615808 40615808 Passing the Cowboy Memorial - Walker Basin http://www.tehachapitrails.org/apps/photos/photo?photoID=40615809 40615809 top of Firehouse climb ....There is a Firehouse here and another great water stop. Now for 20 miles of downhill....pray fro no headwind http://www.tehachapitrails.org/apps/photos/photo?photoID=40615810 40615810 To Twin Oaks.... Where we stopped for lunch and met up will the other group we had split with at mile 3. Photo is of Me (BikeBum) Lowell and Tim. Lowell had brought 4 Teenaged Kids from Palmdale's Boy's Club to introduced them to cycling and the great outdoors. Lowell also has cycled across the United States several times Solo. He's in his late Sixties, I want to growup just like him.....!!!!! http://www.tehachapitrails.org/apps/photos/photo?photoID=40615811 40615811 Heading back to Caliente ...after lunch we rode down the canyon towards Caliente.... http://www.tehachapitrails.org/apps/photos/photo?photoID=40615812 40615812 ...and not much headwind.... http://www.tehachapitrails.org/apps/photos/photo?photoID=40615813 40615813 Packing up and heading back to Tehachapi ....Great Ride, met some new and interesting folk and temp was great for riding http://www.tehachapitrails.org/apps/photos/photo?photoID=40615814 40615814