Finding myself in Palm Desert with my noble steed in my car and a couple of cold ones on ice I decided to ride up the Goat Trails system. Now looking up at the hill and a rather sparse trail head in 101 degree heat might not have been the most inviting or wise thing I've ever done but it never stopped me before nor did it work this time. Grabbed a frosty and headed upwards via the fireroad
Stopping to get my breath and carefully placing my lungs back inside my fat stomach, the views were starting to make the payoff count.
Here's another view of the valley below
Pulling into the corral I decided to tie up my steed and sip on a cold Sarsaparilla that I wisely placed in my pack
I continued to climb and now the fun started. After you get most of the way up the hill it opens up to a bunch of single track options where you can loop them together for some mileage and challenge yourself dropping down some of the more chunky sections. It started to get dark as the sun dropped below the top of the mountain and I was looking froward to grabbing that cold one back at the car
Not having a real light on the lid or in my pack I turned and headed downward. What a blast it was since I can't remember moving the pedals all the way down. Took every little ST trail I could find and rolled down to the car parked at Vons and was ready to grab that last cold one. Right about here is where the bad and stupid kicks in. As I was fumbling for the keys which I put in my pack, they were no longer there and must have fallen out somewhere on the trail.
Now having one of those fancy euro key fob cars life gets a bit complicated now. Checking Google maps I thought I was in luck since there was a MB dealer just one mile down the road so I geared up and head northbound. Finding they were closed I headed back to call AAA and see what magic they could perform. After 45 minutes they came out and we decided the best option would be to leave the car right and there and deal with it in the morning. So... geared up again, zip tied a light to my helmet for a leisurely 9 mile ride back to the hotel.
In the morning I called and found out that a new fancy smancy key fob wouldn't be in my hands for two days so option B kicks in. Called Enterprise to rent a car, drive all the way home, grab the spare fob, drive all the way back to PS, grab my car and drive home again..
The bottom line:
New Key fob- $246.25 and two days wait
Enterprise rental car- $37.80 & 5 hours drive time round trip
Riding Goat trails- Priceless
