Nice weather today after a very windy week. I was expecting to see a lot of fallen tree branches but the road was clean.
JB still hasn't fixed his bottom bracket - it's become a running joke.
JB started up to the Summit with me but then his knee started hurting so he turned around at Toyon.
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Warmer and windy up past Blue Oak. I unzipped my windbreaker and it flapped around in the wind, giving my shadow the appearance of a superhero with a cape. |
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Bianchi Boy passed me twice but stopped at picnic areas after each time, and I don't think he did The Summit. |
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Camera check - sat. |
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Dudley Drive-by above Juniper. |
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Clear, clean, blue sky: tastes like November in NorCal. |
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Triple Crown guy and his friend Pannier Guy. |
Wildlife Encounter: Coyote at Diablo Ranch on the descent.
Wildlife Encounter: Jackrabbit below the Gate on the descent.
Deed of Chivalry: Saw a little loose dog starting to cross busy Walnut Avenue so I warned the traffic behind me and then stopped to rescue him. He was a friendly little fellow and came right up to me. One of the drivers also stopped and we tried to call the number on his tag but it had been disconnected
;-( Driver offered to accept responsibility for finding the owner so I continued on home.