I wanted to climb Kanaka Peak today, in the 106 degree weather. After a sweat inducing climb, I encountered disappointment, with the trail being closed. But, what I thought was a long climb for nothing turned out to be one of the most relaxing days I have had! http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7798/576444139_n392K-Ti.jpg http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/gallery/8720230_e4hyw/ 2009-06-28T09:34:20Z Copyright 2010, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com">reddingmountainbiking</a><br />after climbing 2 miles in the heat, this is what greeted me!</p><p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/8720230_e4hyw#576444139_n392K" title="after climbing 2 miles in the heat, this is what greeted me!"><img src="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7798/576444139_n392K-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="after climbing 2 miles in the heat, this is what greeted me!" title="after climbing 2 miles in the heat, this is what greeted me!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-28T09:25:42Z reddingmountainbiking http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7798/576444139_n392K-Th.jpg 2006-01-01 00:02:24 <p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com">reddingmountainbiking</a><br />now remember, I am by myself, and had hit the self timer button on the camera, but didn't get to my bike in time!</p><p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/8720230_e4hyw#576444701_iQZFh" title="now remember, I am by myself, and had hit the self timer button on the camera, but didn't get to my bike in time!"><img src="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7799/576444701_iQZFh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="now remember, I am by myself, and had hit the self timer button on the camera, but didn't get to my bike in time!" title="now remember, I am by myself, and had hit the self timer button on the camera, but didn't get to my bike in time!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-28T09:26:43Z reddingmountainbiking http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7799/576444701_iQZFh-Th.jpg 2006-01-01 00:09:45 <p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com">reddingmountainbiking</a><br />once again, a little too quick on the camera timer, but I did make it across the creek to my bike!</p><p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/8720230_e4hyw#576445310_jjDMo" title="once again, a little too quick on the camera timer, but I did make it across the creek to my bike!"><img src="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7800/576445310_jjDMo-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="once again, a little too quick on the camera timer, but I did make it across the creek to my bike!" title="once again, a little too quick on the camera timer, but I did make it across the creek to my bike!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-28T09:27:11Z reddingmountainbiking http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7800/576445310_jjDMo-Th.jpg 2006-01-01 00:10:49 <p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com">reddingmountainbiking</a><br />Made it!</p><p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/8720230_e4hyw#576445792_xY2ND" title="Made it!"><img src="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7801/576445792_xY2ND-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Made it!" title="Made it!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-28T09:27:49Z reddingmountainbiking http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7801/576445792_xY2ND-Th.jpg 2006-01-01 00:11:30 <p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com">reddingmountainbiking</a> </p><p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/8720230_e4hyw#576446388_CjrBn" title="reddingmountainbiking's photo"><img src="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7802/576446388_CjrBn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="reddingmountainbiking's photo" title="reddingmountainbiking's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-28T09:25:07Z reddingmountainbiking http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7802/576446388_CjrBn-Th.jpg 2006-01-01 00:12:45 <p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com">reddingmountainbiking</a><br />this was a totally natural Jacuzzi!</p><p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/8720230_e4hyw#576447431_Y9sGY" title="this was a totally natural Jacuzzi!"><img src="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7804/576447431_Y9sGY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="this was a totally natural Jacuzzi!" title="this was a totally natural Jacuzzi!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-28T09:28:19Z reddingmountainbiking http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7804/576447431_Y9sGY-Th.jpg 2006-01-01 00:18:54 <p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com">reddingmountainbiking</a><br />And the water slides lead into a super neat swimming hole!</p><p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/8720230_e4hyw#576446872_pWR8V" title="And the water slides lead into a super neat swimming hole!"><img src="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7803/576446872_pWR8V-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="And the water slides lead into a super neat swimming hole!" title="And the water slides lead into a super neat swimming hole!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-28T09:28:39Z reddingmountainbiking http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7803/576446872_pWR8V-Th.jpg 2006-01-01 00:18:51 <p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com">reddingmountainbiking</a><br />It was a little chilly when I first got in!</p><p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/8720230_e4hyw#576448567_6sf6N" title="It was a little chilly when I first got in!"><img src="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7806/576448567_6sf6N-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="It was a little chilly when I first got in!" title="It was a little chilly when I first got in!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-28T09:28:59Z reddingmountainbiking http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7806/576448567_6sf6N-Th.jpg 2006-01-01 00:21:26 <p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com">reddingmountainbiking</a><br />Then,,, pure bliss!</p><p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/8720230_e4hyw#576447996_pcNdx" title="Then,,, pure bliss!"><img src="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7805/576447996_pcNdx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Then,,, pure bliss!" title="Then,,, pure bliss!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-28T09:29:13Z reddingmountainbiking http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7805/576447996_pcNdx-Th.jpg 2006-01-01 00:20:55 <p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com">reddingmountainbiking</a><br />Hamming it up! (you can do this when you are all alone in the woods!)</p><p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/8720230_e4hyw#576449576_3r86S" title="Hamming it up! (you can do this when you are all alone in the woods!)"><img src="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7808/576449576_3r86S-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Hamming it up! (you can do this when you are all alone in the woods!)" title="Hamming it up! (you can do this when you are all alone in the woods!)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-28T09:29:37Z reddingmountainbiking http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7808/576449576_3r86S-Th.jpg 2006-01-01 00:23:19 <p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com">reddingmountainbiking</a><br />Bobs glamour shot</p><p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/8720230_e4hyw#576449113_LcytC" title="Bobs glamour shot"><img src="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7807/576449113_LcytC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bobs glamour shot" title="Bobs glamour shot" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-28T09:38:34Z reddingmountainbiking http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7807/576449113_LcytC-Th.jpg 2006-01-01 00:21:59 <p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com">reddingmountainbiking</a><br />Ye old swimmin' hole!</p><p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/8720230_e4hyw#576450865_W5N8R" title="Ye old swimmin' hole!"><img src="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7810/576450865_W5N8R-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Ye old swimmin' hole!" title="Ye old swimmin' hole!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-28T09:30:01Z reddingmountainbiking http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7810/576450865_W5N8R-Th.jpg 2006-01-01 00:29:20 <p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com">reddingmountainbiking</a><br />Ok, I don't really have boobs, the water filled up my shirt!</p><p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/8720230_e4hyw#576450224_mEMiH" title="Ok, I don't really have boobs, the water filled up my shirt!"><img src="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7809/576450224_mEMiH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Ok, I don't really have boobs, the water filled up my shirt!" title="Ok, I don't really have boobs, the water filled up my shirt!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-28T09:30:22Z reddingmountainbiking http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7809/576450224_mEMiH-Th.jpg 2006-01-01 00:23:58 <p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com">reddingmountainbiking</a> </p><p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/8720230_e4hyw#576451529_ciYYA" title="reddingmountainbiking's photo"><img src="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7811/576451529_ciYYA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="reddingmountainbiking's photo" title="reddingmountainbiking's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-28T09:25:07Z reddingmountainbiking http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7811/576451529_ciYYA-Th.jpg 2006-01-01 00:29:23 <p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com">reddingmountainbiking</a><br />This is the site of my accident during the Whiskeytown Downhill on Satans Crack. The trail at the upper middle of the screen is where I left Earth, hit the tree in the middle of the photo, t ...</p><p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/8720230_e4hyw#576454410_4rpiE" title="This is the site of my accident during the Whiskeytown Downhill on Satans Crack. The trail at the upper middle of the screen is where I left Earth, hit the tree in the middle of the photo, t ..."><img src="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7815/576454410_4rpiE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This is the site of my accident during the Whiskeytown Downhill on Satans Crack. The trail at the upper middle of the screen is where I left Earth, hit the tree in the middle of the photo, t ..." title="This is the site of my accident during the Whiskeytown Downhill on Satans Crack. The trail at the upper middle of the screen is where I left Earth, hit the tree in the middle of the photo, t ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-28T09:32:39Z reddingmountainbiking http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7815/576454410_4rpiE-Th.jpg 2006-01-01 00:41:41 <p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com">reddingmountainbiking</a><br />a little buck crossing the road at NEED camp.</p><p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/8720230_e4hyw#576455265_3AgnQ" title="a little buck crossing the road at NEED camp."><img src="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7816/576455265_3AgnQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="a little buck crossing the road at NEED camp." title="a little buck crossing the road at NEED camp." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-28T09:35:08Z reddingmountainbiking http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7816/576455265_3AgnQ-Th.jpg 2006-01-01 00:53:05 <p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com">reddingmountainbiking</a><br />The little guy heading up into the woods.</p><p><a href="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/8720230_e4hyw#576476349_SJvsG" title="The little guy heading up into the woods."><img src="http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7817/576476349_SJvsG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The little guy heading up into the woods." title="The little guy heading up into the woods." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-28T09:35:25Z reddingmountainbiking http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com http://reddingmountainbiking.smugmug.com/Other/Bobs-Big-Adventure/CIMG7817/576476349_SJvsG-Th.jpg 2006-01-01 00:53:12