Dam Corners and Valley road ride - Sat, May 20

[SadieKate]

To entertain any drivers and friends while some people are riding the Davis Double, we'll try this ride again. In keeping with tradition, this ride will be a relaxed ramble through the countryside.

Starting in Winters, we’ll climb northwest toward Lake Berryessa, up the canyon alongside Putah Creek over the Monticello Dam and Cardiac Hill to the store at Moskowite Corner. From there, one little bump and then we fly down Wooden Valley to Mankas Corners and on to Fairfield where we'll take a food break at the coffee house. We’ll turn north, climb a few short rollers and then have a couple options:

• One group can have a nice smooth ride all the way north back to Lake Solano Park via Pleasants Valley Rd.
• Those who want more miles and hills can head east a few miles so they climb Gibson Canyon Road and up the rolling east side of Cantelow Hill. This group will come back over the ridge rejoining everyone midway through that nice smooth ride all the way north back to Lake Solano Park.

From Lake Solano, we'll spin around the south side of Lake Solano back to Winters.

Start: the town of Winters (Rotary Park parking lot at Railroad and Main across from the Buckhorn and Steady Eddy's Coffee House)
When: TBD, but it has to be really early to beat the boat traffic
Length: 62-72?
Climbing: shorter ride 2,780 / longer ride maybe another 800-900 ft
To get to Winters: Interstate 505 goes north right into Winters from I-80 or your can take Russell Blvd east out of Davis. http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?ed...=10&qty=9&ds=n

Map of the route where you can kind of see the route.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/sadiek...0d.jpg&.src=ph

Food after - Pizza Factory or the Putah Creek Cafe

[bikerz]

OK - it's on the calendar - let's hope I'm in shape by then! Looking forward to seeing you then, SK!

It's hard to imagine that it won't still be raining then....

[Veronica]

Well some people have decided to not do Davis. Some people do not saddle time at this point in their training, they need to do hard climbs for TT and will be heading up to Sonoma County that weekend.

Have fun!

V.

[snapdragen]

Everytime you post this ride - I see Damn Corners.......and I think, gee, why is sadiekate so mad at the corners.

[cindysue]

hmmmm, graduation ceremony or bike ride? Darn it! I wonder if anyone has booked their flights yet? Ahhh, well. Next time!

xxoo

[maillotpois]

Everytime you post this ride - I see Damn Corners.......and I think, gee, why is sadiekate so mad at the corners.

YES!! Boy that SK sure gets mad at inanmate objects. Short fuse or something.

I'll be doing Davis - its my one double with DH and our friends. I hope to beat our time from last year now that I know I can ride a flattish double fast and not flame out (DH tends to go out fast and that worried me last year because it was our first).

Do you think there's any chance we'll see you? As I recall, Winters is relatively late in the ride - but I am going off memory and also confusing it a bit with Knoxvillle. Where are those damned corners? Should I wave at them if I go by? I'll bet they're sad that SK is so mad at them...

[slinkedog]

I would really like to do this ride with you guys. Gotta check with the hubby and see if it's doable in the schedule, and then I gotta start training my hiney off to get ready!!

[Emerald]

How will your Winter's ride compare w/ the Mildflower (2000 ft of climb over 65 mi) I'm trying to get 4 rides a week in to get reay for LRRH
Friend of yellow

[SadieKate]

Cindy? Welcome!

The ride will be
* Length: 62-72 miles
* Climbing: shorter ride 2,780 / longer ride maybe another 800-900 ft.

All the climbing for the 62 mile route is at the beginning with a couple of long but very reasonable climbs as long we get on the road before it gets too hot.

Highway 21 just before Wooden Valley had road construction on it yesterday and was reduced to one lane. That should obviously be fixed by the 20th, but hillsides are slumping all over the place due to all the rain. We're going to have to keep an eye on the route. There was a lot of rock debris on the road going up to Moskowite also. Those hills have a lot of water in them.

[SadieKate]

That's cool. There's the route with elevation profile (except we'll be starting in Winters)

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=76863

[slinkedog]

Oh, this is awesome! I'll be in Krebs heaven momentarily.

[SadieKate]

Are you coming along?

[Veronica]

Patric posted this to our Delta pedalers Yahoo group - thought I'd share.

I would like to build up to doing a double
next year. I thank you , and Tom for the inspiration and the group
you interduced me to a couple a weeks ago.. I enjoyed the company and
the inspiration they gave me up cardiac hill last saturday while you
had a easy 205 ride!!??
Would enjoy training and riding with you and the group on future
rides.
.... So to SADIE KATE,BUBBA, AKA KIM,
LEE,JOANN,MOUNTAIN EDD, the gentleman from sacramento which I can't
remember his name ,, Thank you all for a fantastic time Saturday, and
I hope to ride more miles wtih you all.. God bless and may the wind
be at your back!!! RIDE SAFE AND BE HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

V.

[SadieKate]

Thanks, Veronica for sharing the nice note and for encouraging him to go with us. Patric is welcome anytime. He won't be on Diablo with us Saturday because the and his wife are having a spa weekend. Sounds like a good hubby.

[aka_kim]

Patric is a funny guy (in a good way). He sings and makes odd noises (in a good way) while riding, so is always entertaining. How does he know our forum names?