Another year passed by, and I haven't been able to spend nearly as much time riding motorcycles as I used to in California. Of course the winters here play a part in that, but even in summer I don't get out that much. Luckily, there are some nice mountains nearby to play in, only about 80 miles away. That's about the same distance that I used to drive to get to McCain valley for a few hours of leisure trail riding. So on my birthday, I requested a day off from work, applied for PTO and did what I usually do on my birthday....go riding and stop for supper on the way home afterwards. The Uinta mountains were beginning to respond to the colder nights, and the leaves were starting their fall color change. The kokanee salmon were heading upstream to spawn....and bowhunting season had just started. So riding on a Monday wasn't as peaceful as I thought it might be. None the less, it was a good day. Sunny and windy, not too cool, pretty much perfect weather. A stop at Flaming Gorge resort just down the road for a dinner sammich hit the spot to wrap up the day. Sheep creek, and a few kokanees lingering below the bridge. On the166 ATV trail, and I could see Manila down in the valley from the ridge I was on.
