No snow on Tam! but it was still very cold. I got to SF at about 8:30AM and rode through the City. It was a very nice morning, but pretty cold. We (my girlfriend and I) got to fairfax at about 9:30 ready to climb up. Even though we were trying to ride in a good rhythm to warm up, I still had numb toes and fingers almost the entire time.
The stretch between Alpine Dam and the ridge was still closed to car traffic, but plenty of cyclists were going through (by the way, the water level at the dam was pretty low). The ascent from the dam to ridgecrest was scenic as ever, and still rank as one of our favorite stretch, but riding in the shade on this morning was a little too chilly. We got to Ridgecrest and appreciated the sun rays. Even though there were no snow on saturday, the road crew had dumped loose gravels on the road on ridgecrest near rock springs, as well as on Pantoll all the way down to the ranger station, making the descend a little hairy. The coast down to Mill Valley on Panoramic Highway and Sequoia Valley Road was very nice. I was pretty hungry and tired by the time I got to Sausalito, as I didn't bring enough food was stubborn enough not to stop and buy some. The climb up to the bridge was tougher than usual. Overall, it was a pretty nice ride, I will probably wear a jacket next time in these conditions Franklyn On Dec 20, 7:14 am, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh, I see that. I got confused. Well have a good ride and a nice trip > Ray. And Franklyn, you have a good ride too. > > --Mike > > On Dec 19, 10:30 pm, Ray Shine <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, Mike - Actually, that is Franklyn who is headed up Tam tomorrow. I > > asked what time he's leaving because I might be able to squeeze it in if > > he'll have the company. I remember meeting you on the Golden Gate Bridge. > > That was a nice day. If I get up there tomorrow, I will take pix and post > > a couple. I normally ride to the top of Tam on each New Year's Day, rain > > or shine, hangover or not. But we leave Sunday for a couple of weeks and > > I'll miss my annual good luck ride to the summit. Maybe I can do it a week > > early and the Romulus Gods will still find it favorable and bless me for > > another year! > > > Enjoy your holiday. > > > ray Shine > > > --- On Fri, 12/19/08, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Mike <[email protected]> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
