tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post3732535496939863909..comments2023-08-10T05:04:11.701-07:00Comments on Wileydog Cycle: A few more pics from the CPTWileydoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318247350407124306noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-19820603862113840152012-01-05T08:47:08.158-08:002012-01-05T08:47:08.158-08:00I'm still surprised there were two guys out th...I'm still surprised there were two guys out there on bikes the same weekend in January! I almost went out on the 31st to Amber Lake so might've run into you. <br /><br />There was actually another car in the parking lot when I got back - a couple from Idaho out hiking the trail. There was so much gunfire that day, they turned around when they got closer to it.Wileydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03318247350407124306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-87606824138241772312012-01-05T08:39:55.726-08:002012-01-05T08:39:55.726-08:00oh man, I don't know what I would've done ...oh man, I don't know what I would've done with a dog when I was there - I thought about hunkering down on the left, but there just wasn't much protection anywhere and I would've been stuck there until they left. Felt a little vulnerable up there! One of the rifles sounded like it had some heavy firepower. <br /><br />yeah, it's difficult to imagine the amount of labor that went into building these railroad lines. And they sure are straight. There's something about this trail that makes me want to see more, whether doing it in sections or all at once.Wileydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03318247350407124306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020165150399149989.post-46419898454308193732012-01-04T22:46:59.293-08:002012-01-04T22:46:59.293-08:00I heard a bunch of gunfire near Martin Road too, a...I heard a bunch of gunfire near Martin Road too, and it was a little freaky - especially being such a great target up on top of that ridge. I made a point to keep my dog close, so she wouldn't be mistaken for a coyote. If I'd have heard any ricochets or semi-auto stuff, I'd have been a mess. As it was, I just wrote it off as part of the experience. But I wasn't crazy about it. It gave me pause for lots of reflection on where we're at with guns, as a society.<br /><br />I also had similar thoughts to you about that pile of dirt that we rode across - holy hell, I've moved some dirt in my day and just knowing that it was put there at a time when earth-moving equipment was primitive and manual labor was much more in effect - well, jeez, just part of my major fascination with the trail.Pat Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348722701872187949noreply@blogger.com