ARRIBA!
Sunset Assault on Matney
- Location: Baxter County Arkansas near Norfork. Riders will meet at the Shed Bridge on Push Mountain Road (Hwy 341)
- Day: Saturday 8 December 2001
- Times:
- Meet at Shed Bridge at 3:25pm
- Start pedaling at 3:40pm
- Get to the top at 4:25pm
- Eat pesto and pasta and enjoy the sunset.
- Sunset at 4:54pm Head on back down the mountain to the Shed Bridge.
- Arrive back at the Shed Bridge at 5:05pm
NOTE: Departure time is planned to arrive on top of Matney Knob 30 minutes before sunset. Those that have them, please bring bike lights for the ride back down the mountain.
- Details: This ride is a continuous uphill climb to the top of Matney Knob on the south side of the White River near the Shed Bridge.
It is estimated that comfort zone riders will make it to the top of Matney in approximately 45 minutes. Speed freaks might make it in 30 minutes. Slow survivors may take an hour.
This is a different type of ride than normal in that it is a steady continuous uphill climb. A different sort of philosophical riding attitude is necessary to increase your riding enjoyment. Don't ask yourself how fast you can make it to the top, and don't ask yourself how high a gear you can make the climb in. Rather, ask yourself how comfortably can you make it to the top. This usually takes a low gear and a slow easy pace.
At the top we plan on serving a pesto and pasta dinner while we watch the sunset over baxter county. Please RSVP so that we will know how much pesto and pasta to plan on serving.
Once the sun sets below the horizon riders can make a mad (s a f e) dash back to parking. Estimated time: 10 minutes.
The route is a combination of paved and dirt roads. The incline is gentle for the most part, but, it is a continuous uphill. Hopfully, mothernature will provide us with a spectacular sunset. If most of us enjoy the ride, perhaps this can be the first annual "Sunset Assault on Matney" ARRIBA!