5 October 2013

Solo ride

It was sunny and warm, and very nice in the shade. I headed up Hwy 9. At Felton, there was a lot of traffic due to something going on. There were lots of Open Studios Art Tour signs along Hwy 9 and Empire Grade. I continued up Hwy 9, Glen Arbor, and Hwy 9 to Boulder Creek, then took Hwy 236. Just as I got to Jamison Creek, oncoming motorcycles appeared from around the bend, spread out just enough that just as one came by, the next would appear from around the bend, so I had to wait a while for a break to make the left turn. I thought I started up at 11:45, but the GPS track says I started up at 11:55, and I thought I got to the top at 12:09, but the GPS track says I got to the top at 12:20, so my time was about 25:13. I turned left at Empire Grade and headed back.

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.