28 September 2013

Solo ride

It was warm and sunny. I had to stop at lots of red lights before heading up Branciforte, where I had to stop at yet another red light because a lane was out from a slide. I headed up Glen Canyon to Scotts Valley, then out on Bean Creek and Glenwood before climbing Mountain Charlie. I took Summit Road across, then down Soquel-San Jose, over Laurel Glen and down Mountain View, then returning on Branciforte.

14 September 2013

Solo ride

It was a sunny and breezy day. I started north on Hwy 1. At first there was somewhat of a tailwind until after Dimeo Lane, where it started becoming a headwind. By Bonny Doon Rd, it was a pretty strong headwind, past Davenport on onto Swanton Rd. The sign just south of Davenport showed my speed to be 26mph at the bottom of the gulch. In the Swanton Road valley, it was shielded from the wind. When I got to the summit of the climb, it was windy again as I headed back down to the coast where I had a tailwind heading south on Hwy 1. The sign just north of Davenport showed my speed to be 32mph going slightly uphill. At Bonny Doon Rd, I turned left and headed uphill, continuing up Pine Flat to Empire Grade, where I turned right and headed down.

7 September 2013

Solo ride

It was sunny and very warm out of the shade. When I got to Hwy 9, I realized that I forgot to bring my water bottle, so went without water. I headed up Hwy 9, then took Glen Arbor to Ben Lomond, then Hwy 9 to Boulder Creek, then headed out on Hwy 236. I started up Jamison Creek at 12:20 and got to the top at 12:45 for a time of about 24:47, then headed down Empire Grade.

2 September 2013

Solo ride

It was partly cloudy and cool without being chilly at times and warm without being hot. I started north on Hwy 9 to Felton, then took Graham Hill to Zayante and then over Quail Hollow and down Glen Arbor to Ben Lomond. I started up Alba at 11:29. There was a sign saying that a lane would be closed until September 18, but since this was a holiday, no road work was being done and both lanes were open. I got to the top at 12:03 for a time of about 33:55. I turned left on Empire Grade and headed down.