Author: CharlieKirby

A wildcat who will follow you…

Rode 13.5 miles, 1400+ feet of elevation climbing at Wildcat Ridge today. According to a very old legend, it is named Wildcat Ridge because there is a wildcat who will follow you. You’ll never see this cat, but it will mock and whisper “I pity the fool who came here looking for flow trails!” That same cat has a sidekick with a Don Rickles-like personality who will taunt, “Why don’t you take up a hobby that you are more physically suited for, like checkers or hopscotch?”
I’ll keep coming back though. I always do ;

I wonder if we can distract the wildcats. Cats like lasers and scratching posts.

Sunburn in April?

Sterling! Did the usual loop. Then rode up and down the new trail a bunch of times. So awesome.  Got home and realized I had sunburn on my arms from the shoulders down. Really? In April? It was hot today! Anything above 50°F, to me it feels like a heat wave. LOL. That and there’s still no leaves on the trees, so that means no shade yet. Anyhow, happy trails!

I also spotted a mink or fisher cat on Sunday. I’m not sure what it was. Looked like a very large weasel.
And it was the one day that I didn’t bring my DSLR with long lens. LOL. I just didn’t feel like carrying extra weight while riding that day. Oh well….