September 4th rides

[Trek420]

I rode to BART and took the train to Castro Valley Station where I met Stephanie (I'll try to recruit her to TE). She rolled up right on time. We set off to what we planned as a 3-Peets ride.

Our first Peet was the Castro Valley one, just a few blocks away, a good thing as I had not quite had enough caffeine. We didn't stay long then headed up Castro Valley Blvd (another thought had been Crow Canyon Rd which we both rejected as pretty but just crazy-unsafe).

After the climb up Castro Valley we took a right to where it connects to the Dublin Grade and there was a little loop of a road she took us on (must make a note of what road that is) misses the most busy part and was very pretty. I wished I'd brought the camera for the old painted barn on that part.

I felt good climbing, I've only done the grade once before and going East seems easier. Into Dublin somehow connected to the Iron Horse Trail which was pretty busy due to the holiday. We got to Danville for the 2nd Peets.

By then it was heating up so I needed an iced cap.

We kept going to Walnut Creek and caught the BART back.

So it was only 2-Peets, not 3-Peets nor did we re-Peet the 3-Peets. But a nice ride was had by all.

About 29 miles + for me to/from BART.