29 August 2004

Start north on Bay from Meder.
Turn right onto High.
Turn right onto Storey.
Turn left onto King.
Turn left onto Mission.
Mission becomes Water.
Turn left onto Soquel.
Turn right onto Freedom.
Turn left onto Bonita.
Turn right onto San Andreas.
Turn right onto Seascape.
Stop at Seascape Village Resort. Company picnic.
A leisurely ride of about 14.5 miles in about one hour on a Trek 4000 mountain bike. Even with the very leisurely pace, I arrived at the picnic a little early.
Saw about 4 bikes riding on car roofs or bumpers or truck beds.
Saw several groups of cyclists in brightly colored jerseys on Soquel Drive near Aptos headed in the opposite direction.
The sky was overcast the whole way.

Leave the picnic on Seascape.
Turn left onto San Andreas.
Turn left onto Bonita.
Turn right onto Freedom.
Turn left onto Corralitos.
Corralitos becomes Eureka Canyon Road.
One hour.
Eureka Canyon becomes Highland Way.
Briefly considered going up Ormsby Trail, but after seeing the private property sign, decided against it.
Turn left onto Soquel-San Jose.
Two hours.
Turn right onto Soquel Drive.
Turn right onto Rodeo Gulch.
Three hours.
Turn left onto Mountain View.
Less than two minutes later, turn left onto Branciforte.
Branciforte becomes Market Street.
Turn right onto Water St.
Water becomes Mission.
Turn right onto Highland.
Turn left onto High.
Turn left onto Bay.
Turn right onto Meder.
About 54 miles in about 3:45. Bike was Trek 4000 mountain bike.
Saw about 15 bicycles riding on cars or trucks.
Saw lots of cyclists riding the opposite direction on Eureka Canyon and Highland Way. Saw a few on Rodeo Gulch and Branciforte headed in the opposite direction too.
Heading away from the coast on Freedom Blvd, the sky cleared. It was sunny by Corralitos. It was completely clear up in the mountains on Eureka Canyon and Highland Way. The sky was overcast again heading back into Soquel. Heading up Rodeo Gulch, it became sunny. Heading back on Branciforte, it became cloudy.

Total of about 68 miles in about 4:45. Saw a total of about 19 bicycles being hauled around on cars or trucks.