{"id":971,"date":"2009-06-28T08:26:41","date_gmt":"2009-06-28T00:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nargalzius.com\/blog\/archives\/2009\/06\/28\/la-mesa-nature-reserve\/"},"modified":"2017-02-11T08:15:43","modified_gmt":"2017-02-11T08:15:43","slug":"la-mesa-nature-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nargalzius.com\/blog\/archives\/2009\/06\/28\/la-mesa-nature-reserve","title":{"rendered":"La Mesa Nature Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Best 200 bucks a biker could ever pay for; up to 40km <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_971_1('footnote_plugin_reference_971_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_971_1('footnote_plugin_reference_971_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_971_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">1 <\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_971_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">20 in our case since a lot of routes were closed due to the rainy season<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_971_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_971_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> of non-linear trail. I only wished Cris was there to &#8220;enjoy&#8221; (and by &#8220;enjoy,&#8221; I mean go through the hellish uphills as well) it with me.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nargalzius.com\/gallery\/set\/72157620640526210\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to view set\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2441\/3665174713_d9568b32d3_m.jpg\" class=\"wb\"><\/a><em>Click to view gallery<\/em><\/div>\n<!--more-->\n<!-- \/\/ -->\n<p>I say &#8220;non-linear&#8221; because it was Tricia&#8217;s third time, yet all the times she went, they seemed to pass a different route.<\/p>\n<p>To give you an idea of how tiring that day was, I Woke up 5:30am, got ready (lost track of time getting my equipment ready) and met up with the group at about 7:30 in the McDonalds beside Shell Commonwealth. We probably got to La Mesa at 9-9:30. Finished it about 2:30pm. The plan was to be done by lunch. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_971_1('footnote_plugin_reference_971_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_971_1('footnote_plugin_reference_971_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_971_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">2 <\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_971_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Which again, proves that when going on bike trips, better to just block off the whole day<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_971_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_971_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> Ate at Dencios around 3-4-ish. I got home probably 5-6 and took a &#8220;nap.&#8221; Nap turned out to be an all out recharge when I woke up and saw the clock at past 12 midnight!<\/p>\n<h1>Random Thoughts<\/h1>\n<p>Seems like <em>this<\/em> was the La Mesa &#8220;trail&#8221; that everyone was talking about&#8230; that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nargalzius.com\/blog\/archives\/2009\/05\/06\/la-mesa-ecopark\">other one<\/a> Cris and I went to paled in comparison. So when you want to bike in La Mesa, I&#8217;m telling you now, don&#8217;t even bother with the EcoPark trail; go for the Nature Reserve.<\/p>\n<p>The place was <strong>huge;<\/strong> there were other groups there, but we never saw them during the trail ride itself (well probably once in that &#8220;official rest hut,&#8221; then we proceeded to go on different directions). The trail varies, so it&#8217;s really difficult to say what level of difficulty you&#8217;re up against. There are nice, easy picturesque areas to ride, as well as <em>long<\/em> uphill inclines (I hated those parts). There are long safe downhills, as well as shorter, but downright scary ones <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_971_1('footnote_plugin_reference_971_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_971_1('footnote_plugin_reference_971_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_971_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">3 <\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_971_1_3\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">especially when you go at it at full speed<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_971_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_971_1_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script>. I&#8217;d say this wasn&#8217;t for newbies mostly because you&#8217;d be going uphill. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_971_1('footnote_plugin_reference_971_1_4');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_971_1('footnote_plugin_reference_971_1_4');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_971_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">4 <\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_971_1_4\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">This trip easily trumps the &#8220;uphill hell&#8221; I went through during my first trip to San Mateo<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_971_1_4').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_971_1_4', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> But then again, the downhills were awesome, just really short because of course you aren&#8217;t really slowing down; maybe if you went the other direction, it would be the same experience. But overall, it <em>is<\/em> doable, assuming you and your group has the patience; it will just take really long to finish I guess.<\/p>\n<h1>I am where I&#8217;m supposed to be<\/h1>\n<p>Going down the semi-techincal singletrack areas made clear to me why I like biking better than the thought of running (or other physical activities). Aside from the practical sense, <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_971_1('footnote_plugin_reference_971_1_5');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_971_1('footnote_plugin_reference_971_1_5');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_971_1_5\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">5 <\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_971_1_5\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">i.e. &#8220;getting to travel faster from point A to B&#8221;<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_971_1_5').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_971_1_5', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> I just feel more accomplishment when\ntrying to control something that <em>isn&#8217;t<\/em> a part of me, know what I mean?<\/p>\n<p>I mean swimming, running, etc. those are all difficult depending on what you plan to do. Marathons are no joke, but ultimately I guess it&#8217;s still &#8220;just me&#8221;&#8230; and walking, running, or swimming I can do without having to think (it&#8217;s just a matter of endurance). &#8220;Tackling&#8221; stuff entails either pacing yourself to run, jog, or walk (or rest if you&#8217;re really tired) and the most &#8220;technical&#8221; thing you can really do as far as your body goes is to have the proper form&#8221; to avoid injury.<\/p>\n<p>With biking however, there is the equivalent of those things as well of course (bike, push etc.), but there are added layers of techincality: because you&#8217;re not only dealing with your body, you&#8217;re now riding something external that has to work in harmony with your body.<\/p>\n<p>Going uphill, it&#8217;s more efficient (muscle-wise) to do it sitting down, BUT if the incline&#8217;s high enough, you tend to wheelie. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_971_1('footnote_plugin_reference_971_1_6');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_971_1('footnote_plugin_reference_971_1_6');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_971_1_6\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">6 <\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_971_1_6\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Your front tires start lifting off; which happened A LOT<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_971_1_6').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_971_1_6', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> So standing up would plant the front wheel better, but it could be more tiring if the inclines are long. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_971_1('footnote_plugin_reference_971_1_7');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_971_1('footnote_plugin_reference_971_1_7');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_971_1_7\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">7 <\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_971_1_7\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Locking your fork helps a great deal here<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_971_1_7').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_971_1_7', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> Also, there&#8217;s the other danger of skidding the rear when you do it standing up on a really steep incline; Your weight is now in front, but your pedaling obviously is transmitted to your rear; where there&#8217;s less traction.<\/p>\n<p>On a downhill, how fast can you afford to go? And assuming you&#8217;re going fast (which obviously all the guys want), the front brake is the most powerful brake, hence should be the brake you use when in critical speeds <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_971_1('footnote_plugin_reference_971_1_8');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_971_1('footnote_plugin_reference_971_1_8');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_971_1_8\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">8 <\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_971_1_8\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">When you start slowing down, your weight ALWAYS shifts to the front due to inertia, so the faster you go, the less effective the rear brakes become.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_971_1_8').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_971_1_8', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> but there&#8217;s also the danger of flipping over if you don&#8217;t modulate them correctly &#8211; and it takes a lot of mental willpower to <em>not<\/em> over-break when you&#8217;re getting scared. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_971_1('footnote_plugin_reference_971_1_9');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_971_1('footnote_plugin_reference_971_1_9');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_971_1_9\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">9 <\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_971_1_9\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">In fact during one part, I actually felt my rear wheel lift off a bit during braking, I loosened up on it even if my knee-jerk reaction made me want to clamp down harder<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_971_1_9').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_971_1_9', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> If in a sustained downhill where you need to constantly break, there&#8217;s the danger of your brakes\/rims getting too hot (very dangerous for v-brakes), so best to alternate them., etc., etc.<\/p>\n<p>These things are <em>constantly<\/em> negotiated depending on the type of path you take. And I appreciate the mental exercise involved in doing it. I love the fact that not only do I have to develop the strength and endurance to tackle the uphills, but also having to balance and control a machine manually in a trail which could literally kill you if you don&#8217;t respect it.<\/p>\n<p>To end here are some videos:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.5.1 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player wb\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"370\" height=\"208\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GHTqo3m1xtY\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.5.1 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player wb\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"370\" height=\"208\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zpOMAy5oHwQ\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.5.1 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player wb\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"370\" height=\"208\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZeJVJpoUD8A\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<\/div>\n<p>There were actually many places that were good for pictures, but it was difficult to pull out the camera all the time because it would destroy your &#8220;momentum&#8221; (which you needed to tackle those damn uphills) and of course going downhill, why would anyone deprive themselves of a good full-speed-ahead rush just so they could to take pictures!?<\/p>\n<p>The best media for these sort of things is video&#8230; and a helmet cam is the only way to go IMHO. Next time hopefully \ud83d\ude42<\/p><div class=\"speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container\"> <div class=\"footnote_container_prepare\"><p><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_label pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_971_1();\">Notes<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_971_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_971_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_971_1\" style=\"\"><table class=\"footnotes_table footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\">Notes<\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_971_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_971_1_1');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_971_1_1\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8673;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">20 in our case since a lot of routes were closed due to the rainy season<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_971_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_971_1_2');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_971_1_2\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8673;<\/span>2<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Which again, proves that when going on bike trips, better to just block off the whole day<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_971_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_971_1_3');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_971_1_3\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8673;<\/span>3<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">especially when you go at it at full speed<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_971_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_971_1_4');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_971_1_4\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8673;<\/span>4<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">This trip easily trumps the &#8220;uphill hell&#8221; I went through during my first trip to San Mateo<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_971_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_971_1_5');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_971_1_5\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8673;<\/span>5<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">i.e. &#8220;getting to travel faster from point A to B&#8221;<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_971_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_971_1_6');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_971_1_6\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8673;<\/span>6<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Your front tires start lifting off; which happened A LOT<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_971_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_971_1_7');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_971_1_7\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8673;<\/span>7<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Locking your fork helps a great deal here<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_971_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_971_1_8');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_971_1_8\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8673;<\/span>8<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">When you start slowing down, your weight ALWAYS shifts to the front due to inertia, so the faster you go, the less effective the rear brakes become.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_971_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_971_1_9');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_971_1_9\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8673;<\/span>9<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">In fact during one part, I actually felt my rear wheel lift off a bit during braking, I loosened up on it even if my knee-jerk reaction made me want to clamp down harder<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> function footnote_expand_reference_container_971_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_971_1').show(); 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