Monthly Archives: August 2015

Mount Pinos for the Presides Meteor Shower on Tuesday night

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UnPredict Your Wednesday.

 

We took off Tuesday after the outpost closed for Mount Pinos.   We wanted to see the Perseids Meteor Shower without urban light pollution.  We parked at the top lot and hiked for a couple hours to the very top and then down again. When we found a field that was far enough away rom everything, we set up camp.  Jay (younger than Chris with better eyesight) saw about 50 meteors during the evening. Chris saw a few.    (He also fell asleep staring up at the stars, which is really fantastic, so he was very happy).    A terrific UnPredict Your Wednesday.

 

The trails at Mount Pinos Rover and Jay Jay and Rover in the wind at the top of Mount Pinos Along the trail to where we camped. Hiking in Mount Pinos Chris, Jay and Rover on the trail Cool tree in Mount Pinos Rover and Jay on the trail Jay backpacking. Jay and Rover backpacking Chris and Jay and part of Rover Tent goes down Jay wearing Kitsbow. Camping in the woods. Mount Pinos Chris in the field... Chris and Rover. Rover Chris and his morning coffee ritual Chris is a little overexposed. Random backwoods camping Our campsite was in the woods. Camping in the forest. Rover waiting at the tent. Camping in the wilderness Sunrise on Mount Pinos We found ourselves in this field in the morning. Jay looking for the meteor shower Chris headed to Camp Headed to Camp

All-City Cycles Topanga Rasta Cross!

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The Rasta Cross has been a work in progress for a couple of years. I had some custom paint laid down on this All-City Nature Boy Zona and waited to slowly find the best build for this bike. I like to use American made products so going with Paul Brakes (neo retro front, touring rear), a Thomson seatpost and stem, and Chris King bearings made sense. Bruce Gordon’s Rock N’ Road tires barely squeezed into the frame and fork. A skinwall/tan color scheme was used on the TRP brake hoods, tires, and Brooks C15 cambium saddle. Brad and Justin from Road Runner Bags hooked me up with the African rasta tribal print tool roll under the seat. Gold accents shine through on this beauty. Fun rides on the dirt and up and down the coast await. As the man himself sang “One love, one heart. Let’s get together and feel all right.” Thanks for reading.

– Jay