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Out'n about... just not Climbing => Biking => Henry Coe State Park => Topic started by: Skyline35 on February 11, 2013, 09:31:09 AM
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“Coe lazy ride” - Dan
“Coe Ride - Super Social Pace” – Shiloh
Well of course, it was a Dan and Shiloh Ride. We began with a Make a Tire Track Circle contest:
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8526/8461913874_9412f45ebf_b.jpg)
9:40am A leisurely pace up the Jim Donnelly Trail and Steer Ridge Road and at 11am we got to the Serpentine rocks at the top (near Willson Peak). A 40 minute conversation ensued. I mentioned that Serpentine was the California State Rock and that last year there was a bill in Sacramento to “de-state rock it”. Shiloh thought that was an odd way to put it. To deflect, I asked where were her home baked goodies for the ride? With a sigh, Shiloh had to explain to us in person that her oven was broken because we weren’t on facebook and didn’t see her “Wall” about her broken oven. Man, I need to be on facebook! :-)
It was sunny and warm, and the convo fun but finally, we got going again…down the Willson Peak Trail and turn right to go up the Grizzly Gulch Trail/Road:
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8381/8460814593_b1b26a67da_b.jpg)
Roy, Shiloh, Dan, Jay.
Shiloh:
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8376/8461913406_9fe79641e3_b.jpg)
At Rodeo Pond we split up. Like a lot of people this January, Dan had been sick and wasn’t up for more riding. Dan, Shiloh, and their friend Jay returned via Lyman Willson. It was 12:15pm, Roy and I headed off for the Pacheco Ridge.
Along the way…
1:45pm Coit Lake:
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8531/8460814079_973a62675a_b.jpg)
2pm Roy got a flat tire on the Coit Ridge Trail:
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8384/8461911826_8fba2a8645_b.jpg)
Luckily that happened before the steep (downhill) part. Another 50' further up the trail and a flat front tire would have been big-time trouble!
3pm We reach the Pacheco Ridge Road / Laurel Trail intersection. Roy rode out to the Canteen Trail but I wanted to clear a fallen pine off the Laurel Trail so I went directly to here:
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8378/8461910768_58e89a5a2f_b.jpg)
With a small hand saw I cut the trunk into 3 pieces. Roy’s route had him circling around Pacheco Ridge » Canteen Trail » Pacheco Creek Trail and up Laurel; he arrived just when I needed help dragging the pieces off the trail. The finished product:
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8367/8460812075_d9b3d7d777_b.jpg)
Lots of blossoming Manzanita on Laurel Trail;
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8100/8461911152_e9c17c2c0d_b.jpg)
The tree work was done at 3:40pm; the return trip begins. Here is Roy turning off the Pacheco Creek Trail and up the Rose Dam Trail:
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8372/8460811581_d258a479f6_b.jpg)
We reach Sierra View at ~5:30pm and put on our lights for the Domino Pond / Cattleduster / Grapevine / Anza downhill. During the steep climb on the Anza switchback, a stick knocked my chain into my spokes. That was a hassle to fix (in the dark). That interruption was 8 minutes. Roy was waiting for me at the bottom of Anza chatting with Brian W. The 3 of us rode back to the cars…
Say “Hi” Brian:
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8505/8461909158_7fb645935b_b.jpg)
…arriving at 6:40pm. My bike computer read 35º, everyone packed up quickly!
Start at Hunting Hollow » Jim Donnelly Trail » Steer Ridge Road » Willson Peak Trail » Grizzly Gulch Trail » Rodeo Pond » Wagon Road » Fish & Game Trail » Coit Road » Coit Lake Perimeter Trail » Coit Dam Trail » Coit Ridge Trail » White Tank Spring Trail » Coit Road » Pacheco Ridge Road » Laurel Trail » Pacheco Creek Trail » Rose Dam Trail » White Tank Spring Trail » White Tank Road » Willow Ridge Road » Coit Road » Sierra View » Wasno Road » Domino Pond Trail » Cattle Duster Trail » Coit Springs Trail » Grapevine Trail » Anza Trail » Coit Road » Coyote Creek gate » Gilroy Hot Springs Road » Hunting Hollow parking. 33.03 miles / 5:35 riding time / 9:03 total time / 6,296' elevation gain / 0 balloons
Roy's track: http://app.strava.com/activities/40381179 (http://app.strava.com/activities/40381179)
Dan’s track: http://app.strava.com/activities/40358000 (http://app.strava.com/activities/40358000)
Shiloh’s track: http://app.strava.com/activities/40346351 (http://app.strava.com/activities/40346351)
Gilroy:
(http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/wxStationGraphAll?day=9&year=2013&month=2&ID=MC4787&type=3&width=800&showtemp=1&showpressure=0&showwind=1&showwinddir=0&showrain=0)
Cordoza Ridge:
(http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/wxStationGraphAll?day=9&year=2013&month=2&ID=MTT119&type=3&width=800&showsolarradiation=0&showtemp=1&showpressure=0&showwind=1&showwinddir=0&showrain=0)
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8245/8461912966_a87a5a6d23_b.jpg)
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8230/8461911312_977fffa5ca_b.jpg)
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8373/8460811087_b555dca171_b.jpg)
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Alright, I admit that I am not a mountain-biker (I barely own a bike). Normally I read your (Skyline35) trip reports quickly, focusing on the passion you obviously feel for the endeavor.
But this time I have a question: What's a Tire Track Circle contest?
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The "Tire Track Circle contest", ha, just some silliness. Pre-ride while folks were getting ready, I was slowly riding in small circles seeing how tight of a radius I could achieve. This was my most perfect circle:
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8526/8461913874_9412f45ebf_b.jpg)
Someone suggested that for the photo I should put something there for scale and I grabbed someone's front wheel.
Then a few others tried to make a circle even smaller but then it was time to ride and we never cared to figure out who won.
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we never cared to figure out who won.
Crazyness
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Nice. That's a pretty damn perfect circle! Perhaps you should drink more beer? ;D
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Crazyness
Will stash a tape measure in my car in case the contest ever happens again.
I see I'm a mod now, now that's Crazyness!
Oh, do I get a badge?
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only on Wednesdays.
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Oh, do I get a badge?
We ain't got no badges...
Badges? We ain't got no badges. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsVi2RqE7ek#)
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Thanks for the writeup!
Looks like you could have a sweet epic on that trail, complete with a open bivy.
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Skyline35, your handle sounds familiar! Oh, and those people in the pics and the place.... all look familiar. I must know you in my past life??? :P