Some Off-Road Riding

Near Anderson Lake county park and the Southern end of the Coyote creek path there are some easy off-road trails I enjoy riding on so I went over there yesterday. The sun was just starting to peek out of the morning fog. This made for a fun 90-minute ride on my e-bike. I didn’t really need the assist on this ride but this bike also has fatter (38 mm) tires so is more comfortable off road.

The trail had been muddy from the recent rains but has dried now. Santa Cruz Mountains in the background
This is the farmhouse from an abandoned farm. There had once been vineyards, orchards, and greenhouses.


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