We climbed Monument Gulch and descended down to Pingree Park road. When we hit Pingree Park road, the sun began breaking through the thick cloud cover. By the time we got to the Signal Mountain trailhead it was all blue skies.
The climb up Signal Mountain is long, steep and rugged. Although very technical, you can ride most of the bottom 3 miles....although there is some hike-a-bike.
We came across an old rickety bridge which we took turns attempting to ride. I videoed all riding....which we all made.
About a 1/2 mile from the top you read this monolith.
Which is where we took this well deserved break.
Finally we reached the top of the trail...but not the top of Signal Mountain. That was another 2 miles to the South. We were heading to Donner Pass and Lookout Mountain.
934 is the trail that takes you from the Signal Mountain trail to Donner Pass. It's a technically challenging, undulating trail. After an hour of slow riding and pushing we took a break at an overlook of the Buckhorn Canyon. Although it was beautiful up top....it was a blanket of fog down below. After the break, we found our bikes in an odd spot.
At the Donner Pass intersection, Shawn and Rob decided to head down Donner, while Jason, Ryan, Joe Bagely and I climbed up towards Lookout Mountian to be able to descend Moody Hill. We only had to push 10 or 15 minutes to the trail that will take you to the top of Lookout Mountian.
After some of the most narly descending I've ever done...plus going over the bars pretty hard and dislocating two fingers, we make it back down into the fog and Moody Hill. I took it pretty easy down Mood Hill...not only because my hand hurt, but also b/c it was foggy, supper steep and extremely fast. Although there were a few flat or climbing sections....
we made it down alive...although Ryan almost decapitated himself.
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