Heading up the 222
Riding along the back of the lake. There are rollers along this road and I forgot how much I love riding rollers
I've ridden by here during the summer and it's crowded. Funny seeing it closed for the season
An actual street sign out here and pretty much the theme of this ride
Manzanita Lake
Funky seeing a totem pole by North Fork
Nothing like riding in the Sierras
Great views of the lake
Ride: 31.5 mi
Total: 96.0 mi
http://app.strava.com/activities/2914539
I am lucky that my in-laws have this cabin with several other families. Between them they have their own time share and works out great for us. All the kids are grown up and we're now bringing out kids. Being in Bass Lake is great. We are 1.5 hours from Yosemite Valley (only 30 minutes to enter the park) but we are in the Sierras. I love big mountains. Unfortunately this year, the snow is late but that works out great for riding. Of course, I would rather take my daughter out to play in the snow since that will be much more memorable for her. Even without snow, starting out in the morning wasn't easy. It was 38 degrees at 9am. I know this isn't cold for other parts of the country but I live in Southern California. Actually I can't complain since I really prefer colder weather.
This loop essentially goes around Bass Lake but before I started, I headed down to the 41/222 junction. When I started road riding again 7 years ago, I came here with my girlfriend (now wife) and this hill seemed really long. Since then I've been on bigger mountains but it was a mental barrier and it was a good day to ride it. Turned out it was really no big deal after all but funny how mental barriers work. I had a great ride in the mountains and I was back in time for lunch and to take my daughter out riding her first bike. It was a good day.
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