jobob
02-05-2005, 04:40 PM
Hi everyone -
My husband & I will be riding up Mt Hamilton tomorrow (Sunday Feb. 6) and anyone is welcome to join us.
We'll park at the small turn-out at the corner of Alum Rock Ave. & Mt. Hamilton Road. Mt. Hamilton Road begins at this intersection, and on the opposite side of Alum Rock is an area where (it appears) one can legally park.
Get there by taking I-680 to Alum Rock Ave (CA 130), which is at the northern end of San Jose, and head east on Alum Rock until you get to Mt. Hamilton Road.
If this parking area is already full, we'll park in front of Linda Vista School which is about a mile from this intersection, directions here:
http://bikemaster.home.att.net/routes/lvs_list.htm
Either way, we plan to start out at 9:30. If you're in decent shape, if you start later you're bound to catch up to us in no time.
Here's the route- it's pretty straightforward - up Mt. Hamilton Road to the observatory, then head back down ! If we start at the corner of Alum Rock & Mt. Hamilton that reduces the ride by 1 mile in each direction. http://bikemaster.home.att.net/routes/lvs002.txt
Lee & I are going to be our pokey old selves, with lots of short stops. If you're faster than us, fine, wave hi as you pass us on the way back down. We might look around the observatory a bit, or not. Bring snacks, and warmer clothing for the ride down. There are a couple of park turn-outs along the way with water & portapotties.
- Jo.
My husband & I will be riding up Mt Hamilton tomorrow (Sunday Feb. 6) and anyone is welcome to join us.
We'll park at the small turn-out at the corner of Alum Rock Ave. & Mt. Hamilton Road. Mt. Hamilton Road begins at this intersection, and on the opposite side of Alum Rock is an area where (it appears) one can legally park.
Get there by taking I-680 to Alum Rock Ave (CA 130), which is at the northern end of San Jose, and head east on Alum Rock until you get to Mt. Hamilton Road.
If this parking area is already full, we'll park in front of Linda Vista School which is about a mile from this intersection, directions here:
http://bikemaster.home.att.net/routes/lvs_list.htm
Either way, we plan to start out at 9:30. If you're in decent shape, if you start later you're bound to catch up to us in no time.
Here's the route- it's pretty straightforward - up Mt. Hamilton Road to the observatory, then head back down ! If we start at the corner of Alum Rock & Mt. Hamilton that reduces the ride by 1 mile in each direction. http://bikemaster.home.att.net/routes/lvs002.txt
Lee & I are going to be our pokey old selves, with lots of short stops. If you're faster than us, fine, wave hi as you pass us on the way back down. We might look around the observatory a bit, or not. Bring snacks, and warmer clothing for the ride down. There are a couple of park turn-outs along the way with water & portapotties.
- Jo.