new year. up for a mid-morning ride from Iron Springs into Granite Basin. a phat hill-climb on the first mile, some ice on the road, uphill. don’t have a hill-climber’s stamina, and the downhill was cold, glad for the balaclava on under the helmet. find some bike trails, good conditions, an inch or two of snow over the fine granite gravel, breaking tracks even, through manzanita, scrub oak, piñon, ponderosa, yucca, and prickly pear. easy ride, will probably climb Granite Mountain tomorrow. or the next day, or the next.