Sinks Canyon State Park

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Sinks Canyon State Park has a lot of elements for being so close to town; camping, trails, interpretive trails, fishing, picnic areas, boating, a museum, store, and more. Plus it was one of the few places I could find native history commemorated compared to the ample historical markers for settlers, gold-diggers and pioneers.

European-style Hill Climb

Ride Summary

Experience

  • “Share the road” is the matra. Every single car that passed by waved exuberantly at me. My face hurt from smiling so much…AGAIN!

  • This is what bike travel is all about. Amazing, jaw-dropping rock faces and rivers, twists and bends and flying downhill.

Max speed of 55.9mph on this Strava segment- 3rd fastest overall!

Max speed of 55.9mph on this Strava segment- 3rd fastest overall!

A Strava category 4 climb; about 300 ft in 1 mile.

A Strava category 4 climb; about 300 ft in 1 mile.

Weather

  • Sunny, dry, pleasant.

Spotted

  • Livestock; cows.

  • Some horses.

  • Super friendly locals. Some chatting it up with each other in their respective F150s, parked on opposite lanes of the road. Sounded like a long yarn of gossip and a conversation that happened on the regular on the road.

Roads

  • Perfect, perfect, sweet buttery road.

Mechanicals

  • None