Where's the Water?

Another warm day, blue skies, wonderful for cycling, but, take a look at Chesbro Reservoir. 

Hello Moo.  Instead of Got Milk, we need Got Water!

View at Uvas reservoir.  Dry, dry, dry.  Our state needs rain.

Road Trip

Last week, I was in Virginia during its arctic blast (one day it was 4 degrees F).  Yesterday, I was in Sacramento with a quick stop in the evening in Davis for a delicious bowl of roasted butternut squash with sage.

Today, Miss P. and I dashed off together in my car, now that I have a bike rack, to do a Donny club ride that took us through the serene hills of Hollister, over to Highway 25 (Airline Hwy; and part of the LKHC Mega Monster Enduro route) and onward to the Pinnacles National Monument. 

Perfect day to tackle a metric century ride.  We should have worn our bathing suits!  Boy, it sure warmed up.  No wind either!  We saw the usual suspects:  wild turkeys, goats, horses, Mr. Bill on his yellow banana bike. 

I haven't done a long ride in ages and this ride tested my endurance.  Miss P. excelled.  Fabulous road trip!

Just the Stats:

65.84 miles
11.6 avg mph
5 hr 40 min.

Hard on Ham - Happy 2014

Time to start the New Year riding Mt. Hamilton.

All the times I've done this ride, and as slow as I am, I've never noticed this sign near Grant Ranch.

I started with a bang but the oomph factor peetered out around mile 11.  I was annoyed by the caravan of Porches that drove too closely past cyclists including me and the traffic didn't help the air quality either. 

Lots of cyclists wished me a happy New Year.  I ran into Thomas!  And waved to Mr. Bill.

One guy flew by and said, "Go hard, Go hard."  That's right Mister, harder harder, that's what I like to say....

Lookey, a fire truck!  Unfortunately, the firemen were not there for my entertainment.  Yesterday, there was a fire started by a stolen vehicle.  Thanks to our firefighters, it was contained.  Here's the story

Here's a photo of some of the burn around mile 10.5.   There's a fireman in yellow.  I saw a fox walking around and that was a joyful sight.  Too bad I couldn't get his photo.  The BF had a good ride, making it to the top in 2 hours.  He was pleased.  I will go all the way next time. After all, the year's only just begun.