10 of us spent the Memorial Day weekend riding epic trails in Santa Cruz. With the help of our friendly guides, we experience some very memorable rides, especially in Aptos. This was probably the best ride I have ever been on, which isn’t saying a lot, really. An 8+ mile fireroad trek, then down another 6 miles of the sweetest singletrack through some of the most beautiful scenery you can imagine.

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Finally! The 2006 season begins this weekend. There have been a lot of team and rider changes since last season. I need to spend some time getting caught up on who is who, and who is riding for who. I’m not generally one to follow sports, but MotoGP is probably the most exciting form of racing there is. I used to follow it closely when I was young, and got back into it last season. I’ll be heading up to Monterey again this summer with my dad, Donell and Robert to watch the USA stop of the tour.

Valentino Rossi’s dominance is in jeopardy this year, with a slew of young guns joining the fight for his crown.

Go Nicky Hayden!!

Cya next year…..

Last night was time for another concert (how many has that been now?) Megadeth and Dream Theater were headlining the Gigantour festival. We got there late, mostly on purpose, because we had little interest is seeing some of the opening acts. I personally would like to have seen them, but they were a little heavy for the other guys.

Dream Theater was amazing, as expected. A show not to be missed. Megadeth was good also, but a little dissapointing. The sound was awful, the drums were far too loud, and their stage presence was a little boring. But Dave Mustaine is about the music, not the hype, and he rocked.

Overall a good time, and Khristian’s 4th concert to date. “Now I’m starting to feel like a real metaller” he says….

Late

We started out early on Friday. I met Donell and Robert at Pipes, which wasn’t open yet, so we got on the road. After a quick stop at my office to reboot a server, we were on our way to meet my dad, Gary, in LA. After refueling and going over the route we were going to take, we were on our way.
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