Was up at 5am this morning for a 120 mile drive to Santa Barbara. (Just got back home at 3pm!) I’ve ridden most of the trails there over the years, but this was the first time I rode the top half of Cold Springs trail. Holy MOLY! Pretty much from the get-go, awesome, super chunky rock gardens almost all the way down! I felt like a kid in a candy store, but the candy was the terrain, and I could enjoy as much as I wanted!
Btw, since my back and finger injuries have not totally healed, I wore extra gear, including wrist guards and elbow/forearm guards. At first glance I was like, “should I risk more injury by riding this stuff?” A voice inside my head said, uh, you came all this way, so GO FOR IT! 
