Dam Corners and Valley road ride - Sat, May 20

[SadieKate]

To entertain any drivers and friends while some people are riding the Davis Double, we'll try this ride again. In keeping with tradition, this ride will be a relaxed ramble through the countryside.

Starting in Winters, we’ll climb northwest toward Lake Berryessa, up the canyon alongside Putah Creek over the Monticello Dam and Cardiac Hill to the store at Moskowite Corner. From there, one little bump and then we fly down Wooden Valley to Mankas Corners and on to Fairfield where we'll take a food break at the coffee house. We’ll turn north, climb a few short rollers and then have a couple options:

• One group can have a nice smooth ride all the way north back to Lake Solano Park via Pleasants Valley Rd.
• Those who want more miles and hills can head east a few miles so they climb Gibson Canyon Road and up the rolling east side of Cantelow Hill. This group will come back over the ridge rejoining everyone midway through that nice smooth ride all the way north back to Lake Solano Park.

From Lake Solano, we'll spin around the south side of Lake Solano back to Winters.

Start: the town of Winters (Rotary Park parking lot at Railroad and Main across from the Buckhorn and Steady Eddy's Coffee House)
When: TBD, but it has to be really early to beat the boat traffic
Length: 62-72?
Climbing: shorter ride 2,780 / longer ride maybe another 800-900 ft
To get to Winters: Interstate 505 goes north right into Winters from I-80 or your can take Russell Blvd east out of Davis. http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?ed...=10&qty=9&ds=n

Map of the route where you can kind of see the route.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/sadiek...0d.jpg&.src=ph

Food after - Pizza Factory or the Putah Creek Cafe