Ride to the Snow

[DeniseGoldberg]

V. -
Thanks for the reference. I just looked at your post, and ouch! Sounds like it was a great ride until Thom's mishap. Please tell him that I'm sending good (and fast) recovery wishes his way.

And I did get that it was a ride to the snow - it just amazes me to see skinny-tired bikes sitting on (or near) th stuff!

--- Denise

[julbee]

Hi Veronica!

Thanks for sharing the picture!

Hi Denise!
Had some time this A.M. to enjoy your site!
Thanks, too, for sharing your pictures!

[SadieKate]

It was a fabulous day on the Iron Mountain Rd Climb. Sue (Yellow) proved that she is trainable and now referred to the steadily increasing climb as "rolling upward" as opposed to the Slug Gulch ride where she said it rolled along. To Kim, Bubba and me, that meant momentum was involved and there would be brief respites from the climb. So, yes, this climb truly did just just roll upwards so it was very enjoyable and meant the altitude didn't slay us completely.

Sue and her fellow monster Pville rider, Ed, paced us along chatting steadily while us flat/lowlanders slowly worked our way upwards. We took lots of opportunity for pictures and SAG stops. It was really nice to have someone (especially a skilled photographer) haul your extra gear, water, V's blueberry scones . . . speaking of which I was supposed to split one with Sue but my half never showed up. Wonder how that happened? The snow stopped us just beyond Silver Fork Rd which is waaaay up in them thar hills. Bubba took me hiking in the area on one of our early dates and I remember thinking I was just about to fall over the edge into Nevada. Well, I'm sure we could see that far yesterday.

After the snow picture, we bundled up and came screaming down the hill. All of us posted over 40 with Ed almost reaching 50. This was one downhill you could really enjoy as long as you missed the rocks - some of which ran off the road . At that speed it's hard to tell whether you're looking at a rock or a squirrel. Magpie, the new bike, just had one heck of a maiden ride. She's at home resting now, one happy girl.

[Jo-n-NY]

What an awesome pic V. I also missed the thread about your husband. I will look for it now, however I will say in advance that I hope he will be feeling better soon.

~ JoAnn

[CorsairMac]

Snow!! in June!! are you nuts??? Loved the pixs and the new bike ooolalaaa!!

OT V: my new vintage Trek has 25 in the back and 23 in the front........I saw you had the same setup. May I ask why?......I had never seen that and was wondering what the reason is for when I need to replace the tires (probably sooner rather than later )

[Veronica]

OT V: my new vintage Trek has 25 in the back and 23 in the front........I saw you had the same setup. May I ask why?......I had never seen that and was wondering what the reason is for when I need to replace the tires (probably sooner rather than later )

Ahh... laziness or maybe it's thriftiness.

After all the bad luck I had with tires a few weeks ago, (8 tire changes in a week!) when I got the new wheels I decided I wouldn't buy anymore tires until I decided I like the wheels. Ed told me yesterday though that it should help me corner faster.

V.

[yellow]

Snow!! in June!! are you nuts???

And that's snow in June in Kalifornia! Actually, it's mostly leftover snow from the winter pack, though it did snow there where we were standing on Thursday & Friday of last week! Tad bit unusual but not unheard of. The road probably won't open all the way "through" for a couple of weeks (it is not plowed).

Thanks to V and Thom and SadieKate and Bubba for coming up to ride. Kim, the ride actually stays nice all year as it's generally cooler up there in the heart of summer (though still in the 80s sometimes). When the road opens up all the way through, the traffic picks up but it's still beautiful and smelling of Jeffrey pine bark and crowded with western tanagers, chickarees, and pine grosbeaks. The sky is usually that color of blue up there. I know that I'm very lucky to live where I do. I don't ride that route nearly enough...so many places to ride, so little time.

[wabisabi]

Oh, that description (especially the Jeffrey pine) makes me miss my old Sierra stomping grounds!

[yellow]

Oooooh!

And my combined list of "thank yous" to my TE buds and their DHs:

V and T: scones, Red Bull , great SAG, hauling my bike, math whiz skills, and a reminder to appreciate what I take for granted.
SK and Bubba: getting me out there riding, hauling me to the start, the snack bucket, and the big jug-o-water-that-went-to-Oregon.



P.S. SK, sorry about the scone. I started eating it and before I knew it...*POOF*...it was gone. And I seemed to suffer only a minor amount of GID from all the cream and buttuh.