Exploration Trail/Keller Peak - Running Springs, CA

Monday Morning Big Ring MTB Crew Ride....
Well I thought it was time to hit Exploration Trail! But I can tell you to wait! about about 2 weeks. Last year about this time there was only a few 25yrds spots to cross. But Dam! There were so many snow crossing 2.5 miles down.  While I was riding on the road up, I looked over to see the trail but couldn't really see much of it. After about the 6 snow drift, I knew i was in for it. My feet did't start to feel cold for about the first mile and I thought all there couldn't be much more snow! But I was wrong...HAHA!

The Mutts. where having a blast - They kept looking at me: Hey Dad More Snow!!! Since there weather had dropped to about 40 degress they didn't hit all the water holes on the climb. They hit it hard with the snow. Rolling around like crazy...

Now where about 2 miles into the trail and my feet are really starting to get cold! There is so much snow on the ground you really can't find where the trail leads to on the other side. I missed one of the up hill climbs on a sharp left and went right HA! So I'm climbing to the top of a hill to look where I went wrong...Good thing it was to far back to the left.

This was one of the last osuper big snow crossing. Good thing my effin feet are frozen now...The Mutts where having them of there lives and to make matters worse they would head back to me and nudge me in the leg, like as if to say "Whats the hold up".

Had to take a break to knock off the snow from the bike and my feet...

Finally the last if the snow drifts and now that my feet are frozen, Time to hit the trail...

This is one of my favorite spots on the upper half of the trail. Bones taking a deserved break.

Turbo doing the same. The view today of the valley is incredible. Low clouds over the San Bernardino Valley, Looks like you could walk on it...

This is a familiar spot!!

  Finally at the last water crossing and Turbo
 is cooling down... The water is freezing and their just splashing around...

Bones having spalsh too. Keller peak road to the top of Exploration Trails is a little over 4 miles with and elevation climb of 800ft. The single track trail down is 5.5 miles.

Bones is a tired little girl. Believe or not she is faster than Turbo on the downhills...You gotta love it!


All in all it was a great ride, but I'm not gonna hit the trail for a couple of weeks. So till then...I will post the video in a bit...Fun Stuff!

See you on the trails!
Regards,
Dewey Aguilera
Big Ring MTB Crew