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Out'n about... just not Climbing => Biking => Topic started by: Skyline35 on August 04, 2014, 12:34:59 PM
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Camp Tamarancho August 3, 2014
Camp Tamarancho is a property owned by the Boy Scouts in Marin County near Fairfax. Generally, riding a bike on single-track trails is forbidden in Marin Country but for $5 the Boy Scouts let folks ride on their trails. In fact...
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This is my first time here. We meet at the Brown Bridge on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard. Mike leads me up over White's Hill on a cool, overcast morning:
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The route is 11 miles. The trails are pretty good, I like 'um! Here are a few shots of Mike riding around...
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A new feature here is the (downhill only) Flow Trail:
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Mike took these three of me descending it:
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Fire Danger is extreme:
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…so is our riding :-)
Returning home at 1pm, it is still a bit overcast:
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Start at the Brown Bridge on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard » White Hill Trail » White Hill Fire Road » Porcupine Trail » White Hill Fire Road » B17 Extension Trail » Endor Flow Trail » Broken Dam Trail » Goldman Trail » Serpentine Trail » Wagonwheel Trail » B17 Trail » B17 Extension Trail » White Hill Fire Road » Porcupine Trail » White Hill Fire Road » White Hill Trail. 11.11/1:49/2:32/1,696'
Fairfax, CA:
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