It was Hard

Donny's club ride today had my legs screaming from the get go.  You think you're in shape ....  We started on Black Road.  Donny had me take a short cut (Gist) to help me catch up with the rest of the cyclists.  Yep, as usual, I was the slowest.  The short cut was harder than Black.  Here we are passing a Christmas tree farm.

Next we did a bit of Skyline and Summit before the long descent on Zayante.  Did I mention the long descent.  The road surface was really bumpy.  Ah, but, a little humor as the photo shows, helps.

We biked through Scotts Valley and onwards to Conference Drive, a road I haven't biked before.  Unfortunately, a locked gate meant that we had to retrace our steps and climb Mt Herman. My legs continued to scream.

Yay, a break.  The gang ordering sandwiches.  But, we're not done yet.  Oh phooey, I had more photos but they got corrupted.  Anyway, we still had to climb Bean Creek, Glenwood, and Mountain Charlie.  Oh my god, have I mentioned my legs were screaming.  Somehow I managed to make it back thanks to the gang cheering me on.

Just the Stats:

40.44 miles
4434 feet of climbing
8.5 avg mph
32.5 mph descending
4 hr 44 min.