A Cry for Summer...

I can't help but long for summer watching Doppler radar images of rain soaked valleys and snow laden mountains. You never really long for dust, rocks and heat, but the truth is, like snow in winter, they are the only real true markers of summer! Spring and fall always have loads of overcast days in California, and the trails are often nicely moistened, just enough to make the redwood duff loam absolutely tacky, but there's always the question of "will it rain?" "when? and how much?" Summer however, at least in this state, is ALWAYS riding season. Dust? Yeah. Heat. Sure. Rain? No. It's riding time. For now, It's 25 minutes away from February 24th, and this true believe is longing for a dusty trail to ride...