{"id":2115,"date":"2012-01-28T08:47:44","date_gmt":"2012-01-28T16:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/?p=2115"},"modified":"2013-04-10T13:54:05","modified_gmt":"2013-04-10T21:54:05","slug":"midwinter-ranch-riding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/midwinter-ranch-riding\/","title":{"rendered":"Midwinter Ranch Riding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s been a little stretch of wet weather here in Central Texas; thunder, lightning, even a tornado, but before it got here, we managed to spend another great day at <a href=\"http:\/\/rprtexas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Reveille Peak Ranch<\/a> riding mountain bikes. It was a cloudy, but mild day, perfect for riding. Across the cattle guard and on the trail!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/CattleGuard.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2116\" title=\"Cattle Guard\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/CattleGuard.jpg\" alt=\"Cattle Guard\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/CattleGuard.jpg 375w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/CattleGuard-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reveille Peak Ranch is exactly what you&#8217;d expect from a Texas ranch; windmills, ranch roads, deer stands, livestock gates and ranch animals<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Windmill.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2118\" title=\"Windmill\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Windmill.jpg\" alt=\"Windmill\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Windmill.jpg 600w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Windmill-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/RanchAnimals.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2117\" title=\"Ranch Animals\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/RanchAnimals.jpg\" alt=\"Ranch Animals\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/RanchAnimals.jpg 600w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/RanchAnimals-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As mentioned in previous blog posts, some of the more advanced trails here are very technical. Fun and challenging, but make a mistake and you&#8217;ll pay<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/RPRSingletrack.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2119\" title=\"RPR Singletrack\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/RPRSingletrack.jpg\" alt=\"RPR Singletrack\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/RPRSingletrack.jpg 600w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/RPRSingletrack-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another hazard are cactus spines. These things are all over the place. They poke through your tire then break off, making them hard to remove. If you fix your flat and don&#8217;t find and remove the cactus spine stuck in the tire, you&#8217;ll wind up with another flat in a couple minutes. Sometimes the punctures are very small, causing slow leaks and making them very hard to fix on the trail, you need to stick the tube in water to find the leak. Best bet is to carry a couple spare tubes and patch kit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Cactus.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2120\" title=\"Cactus\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Cactus.jpg\" alt=\"Cactus\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Cactus.jpg 375w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Cactus-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The clouds cleared by late morning, making for a beautiful day. Headed over to the far side of the ranch to check out the Quarry Lake. Good spot for a picnic.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/QuarryLake.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2121\" title=\"Quarry Lake\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/QuarryLake.jpg\" alt=\"Quarry Lake\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/QuarryLake.jpg 600w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/QuarryLake-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the way back to the Pavilion, we stopped to do a little tech riding on some large rocks near the creek<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/CreeksideRocks.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2122\" title=\"Creekside Rocks\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/CreeksideRocks.jpg\" alt=\"Creekside Rocks\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/CreeksideRocks.jpg 600w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/CreeksideRocks-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I shot some video from the last few trips to Reveille Peak Ranch, hopefully I can get it edited and on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.watermanatwork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">WatermanAtWork website<\/a> soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s been a little stretch of wet weather here in Central Texas; thunder, lightning, even a tornado, but before it got here, we managed to spend another great day at Reveille Peak Ranch riding mountain bikes. 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