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Margie makes it to the top of
Croy and gets a rest break at Uvas County Park. |
Almaden Cycle Touring Club
members starting off on the second annual "Awareness Ride". |
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A view of Anderson Reservoir
from the road on the way to Henry Coe County Park in Santa Clara County. |
Margie at the entrance to the
Mission San Miguel, from the Great Western Bicycle Rally. |
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Sometimes flats do happen. At
least this one occurred close to a rest break in Grant Ranch County Park
in Santa Clara County. |
Margie reaps the rewards of a
hard ride - fresh berry pie at Gizdich Ranch in Watsonville, CA. |
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We ride to Arroyo Seco
Campground in the Salinas Valley for an overnight campout. A SAG vehicle
carries gear. |
A gourmet dinner at Arroyo
Seco. The big tent in the background is the "Taj Mahal", my camping home
prior to the Popup. |
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Skyline drive in the Santa
Cruz Mountains can be cold and wet, but this was a beautiful day for a
ride. |
Mt. Hamilton is a 4500 foot
hill with a nice little observatory at the top. It is a very popular
riding destination. |
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Another trip up the mountain.
The climb is about twenty miles, but the slope is a gentle six percent.
There is one point where you can see the top way above you as you go down
and away from it. Very disheartening! |
Obviously, the Fourth of
July. I am ready for the parade. The handlebar streamers were homemade
from some table decorations I found. At speeds above a walking pace they
tickled my knees something fierce! |
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The most famous bridge in the
world (maybe). This is a view from the Marin Headlands, which is a bit of
a tough ride, but rewarding. |
This is a good stopping point
for pictures and to catch your breath. There is a bit of climbing ahead
before the cruise into Sausalito. |
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The Taj as basecamp for some
rides around Olema. We have roped off the area for the nightly activities
around the fire. |
Here I am patiently waiting
for noon to arrive so I can have a glass of wine. The rides won't start
until tomorrow. |
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Is there a reason my domain is
imawino.com? Actually, this was the output of all of us for the weekend,
and we did clean it up. |
Mt Tamalpais is another
favorite destination for rides. It is only a forty mile roundtrip from the
Olema Ranch Campground. |
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The view of the Tomales Bay
and Pt Reyes after climbing Mt Tam. This is just before the downhill to
Marshall for barbequed oysters. |
Margie before descending the
three hundred steps to the Pt Reyes Lighthouse. This is another forty mile
roundtrip from Olema. |
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I have been here on days so
foggy you actually can not see the lighthouse from this point. I guess
that shows why it was needed. |
A beautiful day on the Sonoma
coast. I was born and raised on the Atlantic side of the country, but I
surely prefer the Pacific side. |
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