November 2
32mi/51km
+1300ft/400m
We took our time getting out this morning. It was sunny and clear, but the rain yesterday caused a lot of flooding and road closures, so we knew the day might have some challenges.
Even in town, we saw some flooded areas. Washes were running everywhere. Once we were out of town we got on dirt roads and there was water everywhere. The roads were heavily damaged. In some places completely washed out. In others, massive puddles.
There was mud, there were abandoned vehicles, there was even an abandoned trailer. We had to get our feet wet a few times. We had to push over some pretty rough and rocky sections with water still flowing down the road.
Surprisingly, we saw several trucks and quite a few dune buggys out. Hunters, mostly, and a Forest Service employee out surveying the road damage.
Aside from the craziness, it was a really nice day riding in the Ponderosa Pine forest. There were plenty of sections that weren’t terrible, but even then, there was still water everywhere.
