Jo, you are turning into a monster! Next time you whine about that "freakin' hill" at Lake Chabot I am just going to ignore you. 7,000 ft in a metric!
Have you ridden these hills? Tell us more. What about traffic? And, most importantly, tell us about the weather. Bubba was talking the other day about donating to the LAF again and maybe he'll be willing to do it through this. But . . . if it's going to be hot, he won't even consider it. I've only ridden in Palo Alto once during the first Specialized Women's Bike Summit and the traffic was scary in some of those canyons. Tell me more, tell more more.
Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.