Tygab, thank you, you're absolutely right and a really good reminder that back issues are not something to take lightly. Even though it'll be such a huge dissapointment, I won't ride it if my back continues to hurt like it did on my last ride.

Highway 1 has some awesome vistas and thankfully I'll be going slow enough to take them all in!!!

I am thinking about calling up a friend and seeing if she'd like to join me in doing that climb this Saturday. I think she is going to do this ride too, but she's been having computer problems and doesn't know if she is actually signed up for it!

Clare