Lions = Zero, Jessica = 10

No mountain lion sightings on my ride last night but I did spot some tracks.  It was a lonely and creepy ride most of the first 8 miles (which were all on trail – last 2 on pavement).  I managed to nearly get lost a couple times since I have never rode the ridges above Coto before.  The hills were A LOT tougher than I thought though there were a few fun 30MPH downhill sections.  One trail was so steep and so sandy I don’t think anyone could even run up it.   I walked and pushed my bike up this very narrow trail with cliffs on either side.  It was sorta surreal.  Oh – and this is my bike in this stock photo.  Mine will probably never look that clean again, but there it is.

I enjoyed this ride.  It felt pretty remote even though I had Coto to my left for a large portion of it.  I had talked to Pam before the ride because we are having Sushi Friday and when she heard I was riding solo she made me call her when I finished.  Good to know someone was looking out for me!

Also – did you hear about the bridge collapse in Minnesota?  Totally insane.  That is a MAJOR bridge that everyone uses at one point or another – some every day.  You can check any news website for the story so I won’t post a link here.  Very tragic and very sad.

Count Your Blessings,
Jessica