26 April 2014

Solo ride

It was cool and windy. I started up Hwy 1 into the wind, then headed up Bonny Doon and Pine Flat, returning down Empire Grade. The light at Heller was green, and turned yellow just as I went through the intersection.

19 March 2014

Solo ride

It was sunny and nice. There was lots of traffic stopping lower High St and Hwy 9 approaching Hwy 1. Once free of the traffic, I headed up Hwy 9 to Felton, then up Felton-Empire. There were a few bunches of cyclists headed down, as well as a few climbing slowly enough for me to catch. At Empire Grade, I turned left and headed down.

12 April 2014

Solo ride

It was partly cloudy and chilly in the shade, but nice in the sun. I headed north on Hwy 1 to Bonny Doon Rd, then headed up, continuing up Pine Flat, then headed back on Empire Grade. Just before the twisty lower part starting with the sign that used to say 14% grade, a car passed me, and then rode its brakes cause me to have to brake until the bridge and slight uphill after it. On the other hand, the light at Heller was red when I first saw it, but turned green before I got to the intersection, so I didn't have to even slow down.

5 April 2014

Solo ride

It was sunny and cool, and the roads were damp in the shade. I headed north on Hwy 9 through Felton, where, unusually, the light at Graham Hill turned green as I arrived. I took Glen Arbor to Ben Lomond, then continued up Hwy 9 to Boulder Creek, where I headed out on Hwy 236. I started up Jamison Creek at 1:01 and got to the top at 1:27 for a time of approximately 25:58. At Empire Grade, I turned left and headed down. The light at Heller was green when I first saw it and, as usual, it turned red before I arrived at the intersection and I had to stop for 10-15 seconds.