Saturday, April 20, 2024

2024 Diablo Day 09 - Saturday Morning Junction

Not a cloud in the sky this morning - beautiful day and lots of riders on The Mountain. More like this please.

First ride on my summer bike; I was ready. Got some bright white new handlebar tape so he was looking sharp.

Roadkill Report: skunk - he'd been there at least a couple weeks.

Met JB at Junction. We talked about the weather and getting old.

Lots of poppies and lupines - I plucked a couple for a tabletop bouquet.



















 

Saturday, April 06, 2024

2024 Diablo Day 08 - Saturday Morning Junction

We had a hail storm yesterday afternoon. Today was pretty nice - like a cold spring morning with good sun and a little wind.

Roadkill Report: skunk. Most of his volatile organic compounds had dispersed and diluted already.

Trail runners having an event today, and some really big club ride - I thought it might have been the Diablo Double but nobody had numbers on. Hundreds of riders that looked like they could churn out a 200-miler with confidence.

At Junction there was a rider just headed down NGR when he tried to execute a slow-speed maneuver and fell over. I wasn't fast enough with the Diablo Cam to document his embarrassment. He got up and left before anybody might recognize him.

Strava was thoughtful enough to inform me that my Junction time was 18 minutes slower than my personal best. I just cancelled my premium subscription - bastards.