The SEBC group at Dry Creek this morning chose not to do the loop to the west. Their concern was fog. My riding friend from Seattle and I decided to take a chance. We figured the fog was burning off as we spoke. Sure enough, as we descended into the flatlands we had a glorious sun drenched ride. Still fabulous fall colors and you could see all the way to the coast range. A little chilly but we had layers. Approaching Lincoln we picked up a tail wind which blew us through Lincoln and up the climbs towards Penryn. We stopped at Trails End for coffee and carbs. We ran into Adrian and Bill there. We were heading out, they coming in. Heading east on Taylor we encountered a little wind in gusts. As I'm still recovering from the massive torn ligaments in my left calf from a ladder fall last June, we chose to stay on Ophir to Auburn. This allowed us to avoid the steep climbs on the back roads. And, since our destination was the Ford Dealership on Luther and Hwy 49 where Bill had left his car for some maintenance, this shortened our ride. From Ophir we jumped onto the freeway for a couple hundred feet, exited quickly at Old Town, headed over to Nevada St and took it back to Hwy 49 just a !/2 mile from the dealership.
Frank Pedrick
530-277-4702
Current Sierra Express Bicycle Club "President for Life"
Preceded by many others who are still living...
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