About 11kms into the ride my left knee starts to give me grief and we are forced to stop at regular intervals to stretch out and then ultimately tape the knee. At long last we make the pass and indulge in second breakfast and coffee... Peter indulges in a second second breakfast before food becomes rationed again.
We spend a few hours hanging out and restocking at the gift shop with the through hikers before headed out on the famous monarch crest trail. It really is as stunningly beautiful as I expected, it’s not however particularly spectacular riding. The trail starts out smooth and flows but quickly degraded to narrow and rocky which more or less makes stopping to take in the view necessary, which we do regularly because the view is very worth taking in we stop for lunch at the top of Fusas creek then follow the high ridge to where it drops into the trees at Green cabin. From there the trail more or less descends down into the trees and becomes loose rocky and unpleasant. Once you pass the turnoff to silver creek the trail becomes unrideable in the steep sections (up or down) thanks to the motorcycle riders who are apparently allowed on segment 16 and 17!
Mom would not be happy if she was there today
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