It's All About the Scenery

Saturday, July 7th and Sunday, July 8th

Here I am stopping to appreciate the beauty of Nevada City, elevation 2,777'.  We're doing the Bridgepoint Loop today, about a 34.49 mile ride.  After a fantastic descent, if you take a moment, you will see this pretty view.  In the water, there are people cooling off.  It's only morning but Nevada City tends to heat up, something we learned last year during this same ride.  Climbing can be close to unbearable.

Ah, the historic Bridgeport Coverage Bridge, built in 1862.  Alas, one is not permitted to use it any more to cross over the Yuba River.  Learn more about the bridge here.  People hang out in the water to beat the heat. 

Somehow, we missed the long distance telephone line!  Anyway, time to climb and climb and climb and hopefully avoid the heat.  We're used to it having done it last year.  Miss P. might have liked it a bit cooler.  Well, we would have too, but, really, it was cooler than last year. 

Yay, we made it, having traveled on roads like "Rough and Ready" (named after U.S President Zachary Taylor who was known as "Old Rough and Ready."  Who knew, right?  And I call myself a librarian.  After the ride, we stopped at Fudenjuce, a funky vegan cafe with delicious food.  Dining in NV City is a wonderful experience.  Though this year, we had flies.  Annoying.

Now it's Sunday, and we're doing the 36 mile Allison Ranch Loop.  More of the same stunning scenery.

Taking a break, enjoying the shade.  I forgot to mention that there's a great natural spring on Bitney Springs Road (The BF is fond of renaming it Britney Spears) that is a wonderful source for refilling your water bottle.

A pic of my favorite road.  There goes The Boyfriend.  And there ends our trip.  Til the next one.