Sunday, February 8, 2009

why did the chicken cross the road...Fremont Peak

These and other chickens above made my day on Saturday. After a nice climb up Fremont Peak on the way to lunch at JJ's in San Juan Bautista these chickens were criss-crossing back and forth across the road. I was tickled as could be.

I had never ridden down in the Hollister area, where David G lives, ever before. I had decided that since he was leading a ride up Fremont Peak that I should drive the less than two hours to Hollister and make the climb. I left SF around 7 a.m and was there near 9 a.m., not too bad. As I exited Hwy 101 in Gilroy onto Hwy 25 the fog was extremely thick. I was not going to risk my life riding in that fog, but the sun was peeking though in Hollister before we departed.

Above: the fog and clouds that we climbed though to get to the peak which provide a nice view west towards Salinas

Below: the clouds shrouding Fremont Peak from JJ's in San Juan Bautista. This is where Vertigo was filmed, so Dave tells me (another film I haven't watched).

Below:...and of course a trip back at the mission

Updated (2/8/09): okay I'll eventually write a real ride report, but until Uber WW Cyclist will have to do it for me.


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44.25 miles
3,215 ft of climbing
and lest you think it doesn't get cold here in sunny California, it was down right frigid on the descent.

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