HOT!
Can you believe it is ALMOST the 4th? |
Many riders training for Markleeville. |
Turkey parade - I stopped traffic behind me and the cars enjoyed the entertainment as well. |
Cycling Mt. Diablo
First heat wave of the year and I was un-ready. I thought I was doing everything right, but a couple miles in the sun and the steep and I started to feel queasy and dizzy and I didn't feel safe to continue so I turned down. Hopefully I will acclimate and won't have to abandon every time the temperature goes up.
Roadkill Report: a California King snake - I had to turn him over for a good photo and he didn't flinch so he was most sincerely dead.
Memorial Day weekend, and I couldn't find my patriotic socks.
I packed an extra Hammer Gel thinking I might attempt Juniper today but my knee was complaining too much. I'm starting to think I've got nothing but more pain to look forward to - the best I can hope for is a slow decline.
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I was able to hang with these two riders for while despite their punishing pace. |
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Thanks to this guy - I passed somebody! |
Today I put away the winter bike and prepped my Klein for the season.
It started out kind of windy, but then got nice. There was a big group of riders from San Jose I crossed paths with several times - about half of them had electric bikes. I talked to one rider who said she usually rides Hamilton so Diablo wasn't intimidating even though it was a little steeper.
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My camera mount came loose and so I got this great photo of my crotch. |
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Two guys with white shoes passed me easily. |
Not quite warm enough for shorts, but pretty damn nice.
I was feeling like a slug... I think all these years of work from home have caught up to me.
Some kind of trail running event going on; looked to be well-supported but it didn't look like anyone was doing serious competitive efforts.
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Oh-oh, something's going on. |
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Medical helicopter - could be serious. |
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Oh, it was down there. |
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Now THIS is what April on The Mountain is supposed to look like! |
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Idea: paint the road red to look like a long necktie! |