2025 Diablo Day 48 - Saturday Morning Junction

Christmas is over - time to ride The Mountain. Nice day considering the last few days have been stormy.  It was actually sunny up until about 1800 feet where I rode into the clouds and it got cold, windy, and wet.

At Junction there were a bunch of old guys talking about old bikes in the olden days... it was glorious.

Wildlife Encounter: turkeys near the Ranger Village.

Nice and blue at the bottom.

 

This guy was fast and smooth - it was like being passed by an owl.

There it is - the cloud boundary layer.

That one crossing the road had a real attitude.

2025 Diablo Day 47 - Saturday Morning Junction

 Thickest fog I've seen this year - cold too. I had my wet-weather gloves on which don't have as much insulation so my fingertips were stinging. But then about 1300' elevation I popped out of it and it was sunny and warm. I love this Mountain.

Wildlife Encounter:  something ran across the trail and under the fence next to the creek... probably a coyote, but I didn't get a good look.

Wildlife Encounter: a bunch of turkeys making a mess just below the Tire Poppers.

JB came today on his first Diablo Day since his throat surgery. He came through OK, but he's got some recovering to do. We discussed some ride modification ideas at Junction - like starting later so it's a little warmer.

You can see almost the last mile of NorthGate Road from here -
I always look for JB around Chainbuster.

Back into the soup.

2025 Diablo Day 46 - Saturday Morning Junction

A little warmer than last week but the fog was even thicker. At Junction a guy talked about my bike and we swapped stories of the old days when steel was real and our experiences with Eroica - he is planning on doing Eroica Tuscany in May.

Wildlife Encounter: herd of deer just past the tire poppers.

Wildlife Encounter: bunny

Passed'em-Passed'me ratio:  0-0  The only people I saw riding were either stopped or going the other way.

Deer!

The jingle bells are on!

Bunny!