Saturday, Nov 18 – Mt George/Atlas Peak road ride

[jobob]

excellent

[aka_kim]

Okey dokey.

[Bike Goddess]

If you haven't done Mt George before, just a word of caution....the road after Wooden Valley which leads you up to the pass gets quite narrow with NO shoulders. People driving up that way tend to go fast so keep your ears open (you'll hear them coming!).

That's a great ride. Haven't done Atlas Peak yet (it's on my list). Sounds like you will have a challenging, but great ride. Gordon Valley is especially beautiful right now- orchards full of yellow trees. Quite the sight!

[SadieKate]

Thanks, Nancy. I know the roads and 121 is used heavily for brevets and the Knoxville Dble, to name a few rides. As it is after the boating season, the traffic should be better than during the summer. Atlas Peak is amazingly remote and deserted though there is home construction up there.

[jobob]

I'm not worried.

[Bike Goddess]

Yes, the signnage for the Knoxville double and the Fall Foxy are quite visible both on Gdn Valley and at the turn onto Wooden Valley and then up at the junction. Everytime I ride up there, it's a reminder of how popular this route is! AND for good reason as some of you know!

Have a nice ride!

You will find nice folks at the Vintage Cafe (Mankas Corner) if you need water or bathrooms. They are quite used to cyclists coming in. Great food too! That's about the last place to get water until you get to the other side of Mt George that I know of.

[SadieKate]

Thanks, Nancy. We're starting in Fairfield and there is a corner market at the intersection of Vichy and Atlas Peak -- only 20 miles away. At these beautiful temperatures we should be fine if we stock up there before the 40 miles round trip to the peak.

Bill and I've ridden this route. I was really surprised by some of the landscape up there. There is one section that flattens and rolls along where there is a huge cattle ranch of about 50,000 acres. I hope you can make it up there sometime.