Farther Afield
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may. The mountain biking rosebuds I hope to gather:
The Loop based on 2015 Kenda Cup West XC course. I've wanted to ride in Big Bear for a long time, but when Josh Tostado called the Skyline trail the "jewel" of the Big Bear Grizzly 100, I decided to go do it the next chance I get.
I hear it's a local classic.
Big Bear: Cougar Crest to Bertha Peak
It's more modest, but I'd honestly be thrilled to ride up the Cougar Canyon Trail to the Pacific Crest trail. I've hiked that, and when I did couldn't stop thinking about soft, knobby tires gripping the trail.
For years, I've been driving along the 210 Freeway looking at the trails etched into the mountains. Time to go ride them.
Strawberry Peak loop. After reading about the Mudfoot Fundo Hundo, I was seized by the desire to ride the loop it carved through the Angeles National Forest.
Big Bear: Cougar Crest to Bertha Peak