31 August 2013

Solo ride

It was sunny and warm. I headed north on Hwy 1. It was very comfortable and there was almost no wind at first. By the time I got to Bonny Doon Rd, there was a headwind. By Davenport, there was a pretty strong headwind. I turned off onto Swanton and there was more headwind until I dropped down into the valley. Once I got over the summit, there was more wind on the descent from the ocean. Back on Hwy 1, I headed south with a strong tailwind. At Bonny Doon, I turned left and headed up. It was very warm in the sun, but the road was mostly in the shade. At Empire Grade, I turned right and headed down.

24 August 2013

Solo ride

It was sunny and warm. I headed up Hwy 9 to Felton, then up Felton-Empire. Felton-Empire had recently been resurfaced, and the right side of the road below Crazy Acres Lane had lots of gravel. Above Crazy Acres Lane, the road was newly paved and smooth. At the top, I turned left and headed down Empire Grade.

17 August 2013

Solo ride

It was mostly cloudy and comfortably cool as I headed up Hwy 9. I passed the Roaring Camp train that was also heading towards Felton, and got the where the tracks crosses the road about a minute before the train would get there, so I crossed the tracks and heard the train ringing bells and blowing horns behind me. At Felton, there was a lot of traffic, perhaps due to a flea market. I continued on Glen Arbor to Ben Lomond, then back on Hwy 9 to Boulder Creek, where I turned left onto Hwy 236. A little ways along Hwy 236, it became mostly sunny and warm, though it was mostly shaded under the trees. I started up Jamison Creek at 1:56 and felt a lot better than I did on this climb two weeks earlier. I overtook another rider climbing at about 3/4 mile from the top. I got to the top at 2:20 for a time of about 24:20, more than 2 minutes faster than two weeks earlier. I headed back down Empire Grade.