Red Mountain Open Space

Well, I finally remembered to bring my camera when I went mountain biking. In the summer Owen and I went mountain biking at a new place called Soapstone. It was a pretty intense 20 miles bike ride. When we finally made it to the top we rode along the ridge and the view was amazing. Down below us we saw Red Mountain Open Space. Since it had rained the fields were green and they looked stunning next to the red rock. A couple weeks ago we decided to make our way back up to the ridge but by going through Red Mountain instead of Soapstone. So, after 4 miles in a wash full of sand, some pretty steep inclines, and a field full of cows we made it back to the ridge. For some reason Owen and I always chose the most difficult way up. This time Kim came with us on one of their horses. The view was still beautiful and we were still tired when we were done.

You can kind of get an idea of how pretty this looked in the summer with the green grass.

You can see the bike trail goes right through the cows. Owen and I stopped to wait for Kim and two cows came pretty close to us and were just staring. I was a bit nervous. I wish I had taken a picture of the two cows.

We finally made it to the top and had to take a breather. And some of us enjoyed a nice snack of grass.

This is were we had come from. The wash is down below.

Here comes Owen. At one point Owen tried to skid and spray me with dirt. Instead he stumbled off his bike and almost tackled me.

I may be smiling but my lungs are frowning.

You can see the trail below. This is the trail Owen and I took the first time we rode up to the ridge. This time we got to ride the trail down instead up. It was much easier.

So, up at the top is where we had come down from. The first time we rode up it and it was gruelling. At one point it was so steep my front tire kept popping up.

Kim and June make their way down.