I've just told Jesse about the road closure, so I don't think the Quacks were aware of the problem. Jesse is not happy at the moment. You're right V, they'll probably have to reroute the DMD back up the north side to the junction. Well, the Quacks are a resourceful group, they'll think of something.
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03-26-2005, 04:50 PM #1
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03-26-2005, 05:04 PM #2
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Another route might be to continue out Marsh Creek to Brentwood and then take Vasco to Livermore. It would probably add miles, but you'd lose some climb.
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03-27-2005, 12:37 PM #3
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Continuing the hijack...
Looks like the new route for DMD will probably be: up Diablo to the summit, back down the south side, out to Morgan Territory from the Livermore side, then continuing the usual route. So both Diablo and MT may have people both ascending and descending the same road, like the Death Ride!
This route planning is more complicated than I would have guessed. They didn't want to have to change the rest stops, some of which they have to pay for and arrange months in advance, and they have to be out of Diablo park before the gates normally open. They've already got one changed rest stop this year which has been causing them enough grief. The Quacks really put a lot of effort and planning into this ride. So I think the Quacks can thank Veronica and CindySue for saving this year's DMD.
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03-27-2005, 12:53 PM #4
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No problem with the hijack since it's my thread and I have a vested interest in DMD. Ugh riding up the Livermore side of Morgan Territory has no appeal. Hot and hard!
At least this ride has very limited numbers and the riders are very experienced for the most part.
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03-27-2005, 02:57 PM #5
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Veronica, thanks for the great travelogue with pictures. I couldn't get out to ride this weekend because of homework, but reading about your ride almost made me feel like I got outside this weekend. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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03-27-2005, 07:39 PM #6
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You're quite welcome.
I enjoy taking pictures and then writing about my "adventures". It gives you a chance to relive it.
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03-28-2005, 07:35 AM #7
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Cindy, thanks for making the special effort to get together and ride! It was a blast and I sure enjoyed meeting you! It kind of coulded up here after our ride, so I'm glad we went as early as we did. I definitely think we got the best weather of the day.
Let it be known (as I have done in another thread, but I just have to brag on her) that CindySue did our nearly-30-mile-ride with no bike shorts after working a graveyard shift! Blaine thinks you are DA WOMAN, Cindy!!
Cindy was very kind and never dropped me and answered the million and one questions I asked her very politely and never once told me to shut up. I think the only time I did shut up was on those two hills (McKean and Buffalo Hill) and that was only because I couldn't have spoken if I had wanted to. She was very patient through my 15 - 20 minute rest stops and was very gracious. Couldn't ask for a better riding partner!!
Thanks again, Cindy. Let me know if you're up for a ride again sometime. Better make sure it's after your graveyard shift so you're sufficiently tired that I can keep up with you!
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