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.

22 March 2014

Solo ride

It was clear and cool. There was lots of car traffic clogging up the bottom part of High St that I had to stop for for about 2 minutes. After getting through that, the light at Encinal and Hwy 9 cycled through without turning green, so I had to run that. Then, on Hwy 9, somewhere between the south boundary of Henry Cowell and Felton, a motorist in a car behind me blasted its horn for something like 10 seconds, then, I suspect, deliberately passed me with about a half foot of clearance (which is illegal in California as of 2014). I believe that such motorists that deliberately use their vehicles as instruments of intimidation towards people such as bicyclists and pedestrians should have their licenses suspended, and, with repeated offenses, should have their licenses revoked. At Felton, I turned left and headed up Felton-Empire. At Empire Grade, I turned left and headed back down. The light at Heller was red when I first saw it, but it turned green, so I started sprinting for the intersection, but then it turned yellow so I had to stop as it turned red, which feels so typically annoying for that traffic light that wasn't there a few years ago.

15 March 2014

Solo ride

It was warm and sunny. I started up Hwy 1 with very little onshore wind. At Bonny Doon Rd, I turned right and headed up, continuing up Pine Flat. At Empire Grade, I turned right and headed back down. Unusually, the light at Heller was green and stayed green as I went through the intersection.