This is too much fun.

After last weeks ride / hike I wanted similar .  So we did different ridge that would lead to the top peak and what looks like a track going across.

I had made way points for the top of the ridge.  We had good trails.

Bamboo got thicker and we ditched the bikes for a short walk before we ran out of time.

amazing forest 2 hours from my house.

Some boys herding their cows ran along with us for awhile.

A few times we got spectacular views.

thad had a huge fall.  handle bars caught on a branch.  He stayed down for minutes.

 Looking at the bike and deciding if he ever wants to ride again.

Stay tuned , we figure we have a couple of months of ridges to check out.

Bagged a peak

We can see Monduli mtn from our house in this old picture.  Although it is only 2800 meters high and just hours from my house and I used to consider myself a mountain climber  the peak has eluded me.

It eluded me mostly because  the top is thick Bamboo groves.  I have been close to the top, and know that most likely the peak has no view , except the bamboo all around you.

It wasn't our plan the night before to summit,  but during the ride we decided to make it to the top of at least one of the peaks.

As we gained elevation we were socked into fog and clouds.

We rode until it was to steep to ride most of the time and locked the bikes off the trail.

Thick fog .  Beautiful forest. Nice walk.

We climbed above the fog/clouds and Mtn Meru peeked above the clouds in a rare opening in the bamboo forest.

Cool glades.Our wide trail below.

More forest and more views.

Eventually you are in a thick bamboo forest that is hammered by elephants and people.  Higher it is less hammered.  There was sign of elephants but a few days old.

From maps there is a peak maybe 50 meters higher and a trail on the other side.  So we have some more exploring to do.