Diablo - May 8

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Originally Posted by slinkedog

Cindy... please post it in the recipes thread when you get a moment! I'm always looking for a good carrot cake recipe and have yet to find one I'm very happy with! I'm sure yours will be truly fabulous! :)

Your trip to SB sounds like SO MUCH fun! Are you guys going to camp or stay in motels or what? Where are you going to start from? Are you driving back or riding back?

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ok, cutting and pasting recipe over there.

We will be camping and hoteling it. first night in a hotel. Next two nights camping. Next two nights in a hotel w/ the 5th night at a nice B&B. Cant' wait! We will BART over to SF (?? not sure exact starting point - but we have a map from Adventure Cycling). We plan to rent a car for the trip back. I bought a trailer, so this should be a lot of fun.

We are going to do a test ride and camp on Mt. Diablo soon. Maybe all of you can join us?????

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Originally Posted by slinkedog

Okay, I know I keep hijacking this thread, but I have to pipe in about carrot cake. The world's best carrot cake can be had at a local bakery (for all you South Bay women) called Icing on the Cake in Los Gatos. Blaine and I had it for our wedding cake and I have it every year for my birthday and we have it for our anniversary. We actually ate some on our first date. It's heavenly. If we ever all get together, I promise to bring some.

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i love mushy romantic stories like that!

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Originally Posted by Veronica

Kim (bring the Pilot!),

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Pilot? Seriously? I ask because Andrew (my BF) flys aerobatics as a hobby. I'm sure he'd love someone to chat with over carrot cake :)

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Originally Posted by cindysue

Pilot? Seriously?

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Uh, no. It's just a nickname we've given him (which he doesn't know about). He's not supposed to ride hills, so won't be joining us.

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Originally Posted by aka_kim

Uh, no. It's just a nickname we've given him (which he doesn't know about). He's not supposed to ride hills, so won't be joining us.

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ahhh OK, thanks for clearing up. But now I'm curious..........

Thanks for CCake recipe. I've got one as well that's pretty darn good. I'll put it in the recipe section.

Have fun Sun :) :) :) day!

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Originally Posted by cindysue

Pilot? Seriously? I ask because Andrew (my BF) flys acrobatics as a hobby. I'm sure he'd love someone to chat with over carrot cake :)

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OK for 30 seconds of conversation, he can talk to Bubba about the time he flew a T-38 trainer upside down over Pike's Peak. Eeek :eek: urp :p

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Originally Posted by SadieKate

It shouldn't amaze me any longer at how fast we can go from dicussing biking to eating. :p

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Lance was right. It's not about the bike. It's about eating. ;)

Rain showers in the morning becoming steady in the afternoon. :(

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Originally Posted by aka_kim

Rain showers in the morning becoming steady in the afternoon. :(

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La-la-la, I'm not listening! :p

folks, rain looks just too likely so I'm going to say no. Now watch the weather be just gorgeous.

if we get rained out....next week?

The cake is in the oven. It can't rain, otherwise we'll have to eat all of it ourselves. I cannot afford a new wardrobe.

And I just checked the long range forecast for next weekend's Slug Gulch ride and lo and behold...more rain. But of course SATURDAY it's not supposed to rain.

Perhaps my dancing is having the reverse effect?

Well we could all just get together and eat cake and forget about riding. :p

V.

yellow... can you do the dance standing on your hands?

it's raining there, it's raining here. i know you haven't lost your touch... the world has just gone scattiwompus!

Quick! Kick up into a handstand and boogie your little upside down butt off! :D

ever-hopeful for sun, spazz

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Originally Posted by yellow

I'll go out and do my must-stop-raining-for-Diablo dance. I will have a can of Red Bull in each hand, an old chain around my neck, my new TE keychain balanced on my nose, and of course I will be wearing my Terry racer skort and sleeveless yellow jersey. I will be helmet-less, just to be daring.

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Perhaps we need a entire chorus line? Oh girls! Get you cleats a tapping!

And this morning for the foothills of the Sierra Nevada:

Rain showers

(it's too dark for me to give any more details)

:mad:

It's already raining here. :mad:

I'm seriously considering putting the bike back into the trainer!

But more importantly, what are you going to do with the carrot cake? ;)

V.

I can't believe this. 24 hours early! It was pouring here loud enough to wake me up about 2 am. Bubba just talked to Yellow and they're going back to bed. Cake is untouched. Hmmmm . . . . . :mad: :( :mad:

I guess I get to spend the day cleaning the house and grading papers after all. Maybe I'll finally get around to making that apple pie Thom wants.

Weather forecast for NEXT Saturday looks promising.

V.

I will eat the little unfrosted corner sometime today. Here is my list of alternate things to do today, durnit! :mad:

1. Clean all those dead bugs out of the light fixtures.
2. Scrub the kitchen floor.
3. Super-clean the wood floor.
4. Iron that big stack of clothes that need to be ironed. No maybe scratch that, since most of them are sleeveless summer-type shirts. It seems that I won't be needing those for a while.
5. Prep the dining room for painting.

As you can see, I have all kinds of fun things to do. I'm not bitter.

And the forecast for Tuesday thru Saturday: sunny and warm. ARGH! Do the weather gods not understand our wishes?

Why is Slug Gulch on Sunday, I don't remember?

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Originally Posted by aka_kim

Why is Slug Gulch on Sunday, I don't remember?

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Because I can't do it Saturday. However, I won't be hurt it you all reschedule to Saturday. I'll send Bubba by himself.

Bubba just make me warm drop biscuits. Yumm!

we're still going. See ya out there if you dare!

Tell us how it goes.

V.

i sent V. my number if anyone changes their mind. Signing off......

back - nice long HOT shower..........

OK, yes it was raining and windy. And i probably wouldn't have gone, but Andrew insisted. Of course, I had already rode in the rain in Chico, and I will likely ride in the rain somewhere between here and Santa Barbara, so all in all, it was probably a good idea. hmmmmmm, the hot shower helped.

We went up north gate, just to the junction, down southgate through Alamo and back home. A few windy spots just to remind me that SB is going to be a struggle with a trailer in tow........ I'd better get some training and hills in with that beast.

OK, Time for lunch! So, whatever happened to that carrot cake?

When is the next planned assault?

Oh, I'm glad to hear you're home safely. Wet rims = :( . Coming down the steeper road up above the junction when it's wet sounded pretty scary and it can be windy up there at the best of times.

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Originally Posted by SadieKate

I can't believe this. 24 hours early! It was pouring here loud enough to wake me up about 2 am. Bubba just talked to Yellow and they're going back to bed. Cake is untouched. Hmmmm . . . . . :mad: :( :mad:

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bubba and yellow are going to bed?.....does yellow know about this??

:eek:

"They" being me & my honey, who is not Bubba!

The cake for your information, got divided into freezable pieces. I'll bring some to the Slug Gulch picnic. So V...I'll have to feed you cake some other time since you can't make Slug Gulch. :o

Speaking of Slug Gulch, see that thread for a proposal.