Forget the "failure"part you had it right with "amazing adventure" from your pictures it looks like an awesome ride.
What was the line from Sierra Madre? " Maps? we don't need no stinkin' maps!" Keep on Riding that beautiful Bleriot and smiling. Country bike Indeed. RR On Jan 25, 8:44 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > An epic ride!!! > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 7:51 PM, terryg <teg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Seems like a perfectly successful ride to me! You lived to tell the > > tale, and you want to go back! > > > On Jan 25, 8:48 pm, manueljohnacosta <manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com> > > wrote: > > > Saturday was a free day for me. So I decided to ride up to Mt. Tam. > > > Weather people said the rain would stop but it didn't. From Golden > > > Gate Park I rode to Salsalito drenched. While looking for the road up > > > I get the wrong directions from a cop that took me 20 miles away from > > > my tam. into larkspur. After buying a map from a local gas station, I > > > finally back track and find my way back to the Pan toll Road. Weather > > > was looking good so I rode up the old stage road to the eastern peak. > > > Getting up to Mt. tam I run into snow, waterfalls and mud. I start > > > cramping up and stop a handful of times but determine to reach the top > > > after dealing with so much hassle. After finally getting to the top I > > > am greeted with fog and no spectacular view of the bay. Coming down > > > from the east peak I make the wrong turn again. By this time I spent > > > and I'm debating whether I should just call the girlfriend to pick me > > > up, knowing full well that she wouldn't because she doesn't want to > > > pay toll for the bridge. I luck out when I ask directions to a single > > > old lady in the middle of no where. She was apparently a park ranger > > > and was taking the bus back to marin city. She convinced me to take > > > the bus back to the city, so I do. But I miss my stop and end up > > > riding from downtown all the way back to sunset when my girlfriend > > > lives. When she opens the door I find myself laying on her carpeted > > > floor for a number of hours. Despite the weather, the lost directions > > > and seriously bonking, the trip was amazing adventure that I'm willing > > > to do again... in better weather. > > > > Pictures document my failure here. > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/mannyacosta/sets/72157623272622062/ > > > > -Manny " Should know where he's going in the first place" Acosta > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscrib...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something > wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, > scientist guy- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
