MTB Helena Tour

We have been experiencing a little bit of an indian summer (not quite warm enough to be called summer so maybe it is an indian fall?) which provided for some good riding temps on Saturday.  I needed to head up to Helena to pick up my shock that was getting re-built and decided to take the single-speed up for some riding around Helena.

The forecast called for increasing winds with rain moving in later in the day.  Since it was going to be more stable in the a.m., the wise move was to get out sooner rather than later in the day.  I started by Mt A and worked my way through the gulches over to the Helena Ridge trail.  It ended up being a great day in the saddle with a fair amount of climbing thanks to traversing up/down/over the gulches leading to Helena  Ridge.

The legs felt OK but were starting to feel a little tired on the last climb - not too surprising given the lack of singlespeed riding over the past month.  It was still a great day and the weather cooperated enough to not impact the ride - I could see the dark stuff rolling in but was not yet localized.