May 25 rides

Now , don't tell i'm the only one who rode today.
Once again, I was inspired By Pook's riding in the 'hood and the Cactus thread
I set off to do one of favorite rides - San Dimas canyon. I pedal through Upland and found some pretty Jacaranda trees in full flower, but the photos didn't come out.
I stopped in San Dimas to shoot an impressive wild cactus. then pedal into the entrance to the canyon:
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Hard to believe that you're only 5 miles from the La mess, isn't it?
up through some switchbacks and then to a view of the flood control reservoir:
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There is a monument to cyclist who rode off the edge of a cliff. it always gets to me. He riding a recumbent for the first time and lost it around a curve. what make it difficult for me , was I on the road that day. I remember exchanging waves with him. A firefighter stopped and we talked about him and the canyon in general
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here's the Fire station. I turned around and started home
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I photographed some more cacti in Claremont (check the other thread) and headed home
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my place is in the background of the first, down Red Hill. I only wish I could live up there
34 miles. pace: who cares?

beautiful, you always make me homesick :)

How were the road conditions? Was it hot? I know exactly where that is!

I rode my longest ride of the year so far, 24 hot miles. I think I was beginning to have heat stroke and my chamois was pinching after mile 10. aside from that it was good, very rural, mostly flat, some brief rollers and a luscious chocolate milkshake after :D


There were so many photo ops, if I were alone I would have stopped more but I couldn't pass this one by.

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Originally Posted by teigyr

beautiful, you always make me homesick :)

How were the road conditions? Was it hot? I know exactly where that is!

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fine! the usual Potholes (epically in Pomona!:rolleyes: ) , but mid 70's with just enough May Gray to keep the sun from being too overbearing (being a redhead is fun)