“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:
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:
Roy, Shiloh, Dan, Jay.
Shiloh:
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:
2pm Roy got a flat tire on the Coit Ridge Trail:
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:
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:
Lots of blossoming Manzanita on Laurel Trail;
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:
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:
…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/40381179Dan’s track:
http://app.strava.com/activities/40358000Shiloh’s track:
http://app.strava.com/activities/40346351Gilroy:
Cordoza Ridge:
