Some of his expert comments on the weather conditions for one of our trips ;-) ...
"I think there is a big fight going on right now ...
Check out these strong winds outside. They are blowing from
the north west. Take out your right hand and point your fingers
in the direction the wind is blowing. Your thumb should be
pointing down.
Downward movement of air is the direct cause of a high pressure
system ... which appears to be building in our area. Can this
high pressure ridge build in time to fend off the fronts that
are sweeping across the pacific towards us ???
Based on the strength of the winds outside, i'd say this is gonna
be a strong ridge.
CLEAR SKIES THIS WEEKEND."
KEEP IT UP JASON. WE RELY ON YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE :)
Following are some of the pictures from our past biking trips.
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MARCH 1997
February 1997 Here are some colour pictures
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More pictures will be added to this page soon.
Upcoming Rides
Walter suggested this Mac's "Going Away" ride.
Place: Wilder Ranch (Santa Cruz) Date: Saturday, April 26 1997 Time: Meet at the bathrooms, next to the parking lot at 9am.
Bring: Your bike, helmet, jacket if it is cold, extra water,
something light to eat (power bars, small sandwich,etc.),
money for the parking.
If you don't know about this trail, I believe it is voted one of the
top 100 in the nation to ride on. It has a lot of different scenice
views and has a wide range of technical difficulties. The Wilder
Ranch bike ride will start at the parking lot area, and we will
do a 3-4 mile warm-up ride around the bluffs (flat, scenic cliffs by
the ocean. After that, we will cross Hwy 1 and start to go into the
mountains.
The first part will be rolling hills, which gives you some nice uphills
and downhills. These hills are in the cattle ranch type of scene. Then we
start to go into a few forests, then pedal up the mountain a little, into
more open hills, and into a few more forests. The forest is cool (in
both scene and temperature), and crosses a small creek here and there.
One of the last parts of the ride will be a downhill on some bumpy,
rocky, single-tracks in the forest. The final part will end up near
the parking lot where we first started.
Directions:
o Take Hwy 17 south towards Santa Cruz (approx 30 min. from
Los Gatos, without traffic)
o Go North on Hwy 1 towards San Francisco
- You will go through the town. If you have never been on
this road, make sure that you try to follow the signs toward
San Francisco
(10-15 minutes going through the town, even if
it is a few miles long).
o Keep heading north on Hwy 1 and turn left at the Wilder Ranch
park (Approx. 3 miles, 5 minutes north of the Santa Cruz town).
- Park in the parking lot and meet at the bathrooms.
- NOTE: It is adviseable to pay the $6 to park in the ranger-
patrolled parking lot than it is to park on the outside of the
parking lot (next to Hwy 1). There has been numerous break-ins
(smashing windows to get into the cars) on the side of the road,
so I don't take my chances. It is cheaper to pay the 6 bucks
than it is to fix a window.
Give yourself AT LEAST an hour to get there. You will not know what the
Hwy 17 conditions are at that time. We will meet at 9am and leave for
the ride shortly after that.
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