Dis 24.8 miles, Av 12.2 mph, Mx 28.9 mph, Tm 2 hr 2 min, Oat 2 hr 10 min
home>Treasure>Biltmore>polo fields>(Ashe continued outbound alone)>down Toro Canyon>Calle Real>Biltmore>Rancheria>home
Riders: Ashe, Tom
Ashe & Tom outside the polo fields
Dis 70.4 miles, Av 12.0 mph, Mx 39.1 mph, Tm 5 hr 50 min, Oat 6 hr 40 min
Route: home>Hollister & Los Carneros 7am MEET UP Jared>Cathedral Oaks>Alamar>Mission Ridge>Mountain Dr>down Ladera>EVR>Ortega Ridge>LUNCH at Stacky’s Seaside in Summerland>Biltmore>Stearns Wharf>Hendry’s Beach>Hope Ranch’s Las Palma arch>Modoc>O’Bern Trail>Airport/Fairview>Hollister & Los Carneros (Lv Jared)>back Hollister, Fairview>O’Bern>Modoc>home
Riders: Jared, Tom
Jared & Tom at Stacky's Seaside...like the surfboard says.
Grey Heron at the Goleta slough, Goleta Pier along O'Bern Trail...as I headed home after a loooonnng day, before heading out to a Prime Timers Potluck.
Dis 61.6 miles, Av 12.6 mph, Mx 32.0 mph, Tm 4 hr 51 min, Oat 5 hr 50 min
Route: home>East Beach Bath House>MEET UP Jill>polo fields>Foothill>up Hwy 150>Lake Summit Overlook> drop down to the lake boat entry>turnaround & backtrack
Riders: Jill, Tom
Comment: After about mile 50, I could hardly stand in the saddle or push over the Micheltorena St. Overpass…..Out of practice….out of stamina….out of leg strength. Starting up with a new training season…..
Tom & Jill at Hwy 150 summit overlooking Lake Casitas
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Lake Casitas
Dis 19.9, Av 9.5, Mx 25.1, Tm 2 hr 5 min, Oat 2 hr 45 min
Route: home>beach>Amtrak station Santa Barbara> home
Riders: Solo
Tom watching bicycles being loaded onto the Amtrak train.
Dis 30.5 miles, Av 13.0 mph, Mx 31.0 mph, Tm 2 hr 20 min, Oat 2 hr 30 min
Route: home>O’Bern Trail, UCSB>Faren Road to end gate>turnaround> Cathedral Oaks>Hope Ave> home
Riders: Solo
Tom, base of Faren Road, Goleta, CA
Dis 31.9 miles, Av 9.6 mph, Mx 36.5 mph, Tm 3 hr 18 min, Oat 5 hr 0 min
Route: Gibie/Painted Cave Loop
Riders: Jill, Kathy, Florence, Tom
No photos of it, but I skidded into an oncoming car’s rear wheel fender while descending Painted Cave Road. Nobody/nothing injured. Everyone checked things out, and continued on their way. Lesson: Slow down & hug the curb on those blind corners. I have a feeling Jill, Kathy and Florence would have helped duke it out if the driver had turned nasty.
Tom, Kathy, and Jill at the Santa Barbara Mission fountain
Florence, Kathy, and Jill...East Camino Cielo.
Dis 45.6 miles, Av 10.6 mph, Mx 30.9 mph, Tm 4 hr 17 min, Oat 9 hr 20 min
Route: home>San Marcos>turnaround at Hwy 154>Cathedral Oaks>Hope>San Remo>Paseo Del Sol>Mission Ridge>Mountain Dr>down Romero Canyon>EVR>Ortega Ridge>LUNCH at Stacky’s>turnaround>Biltmore>State>Bath>Treasure>home
Riders: Solo
Tom, San Marcos Road near Hwy 154
Paraglider, one of many, landing in a field along Mountain Drive. He may have started off Gibraltar Road.
Few statistics today, Oat 6 hr 30 min
Route: home>SB Mission>up Gibraltar Rd>across E. Camino Cielo>down Painted Cave & San Marcos Rds>out Cathedral Oaks>drop off Jared at Los Carneros & Hollister> home.
Riders: Jill, Jared, Tom
Jared atop Gibraltar Rd at E. Camino Cielo Rd
Jill’s air tire tips, at Painted Cave community gate
Tom, Jill, & Jared at Painted Cave community gate….cold weather day.
Dis not available, Av 7.2, Mx 25.6 mph, Tm not available, Oat 6 hr 0 min
Route: home>Treasure MEET UP Jill>Modoc>Tucker’s Grove MEET UP Jared>up San Marco Rd>up Painted Cave to E. Camino Cielo (Jared then turns around)>Camino Cielo (and bonked…next time eat more at the big \’micro-wave dishes\’ rest stop)>La Cumbre Peak>down Gibraltar>to Handlebar Coffee on E. Canon Perdido & to Crushcakes>Pueblo St Pedestrian overpass>home
Riders: Jill, Jared, Tom
Search & Rescue trucks and personnel practicing rescues near the San Marcos/Hwy 154 intersection
Jill and Tom strike a newlyweds pose.
A hang-glider takes off from Gibraltar Road. Santa Barbara’s Stearn’s Wharf, harbor, & breakwater are in the background.
Dis 20.7 miles, Av 11.0 mph, Mx 30.2 mph, Tm 1 hr 52 min, Oat 3 hr 30 min
Route: home>Hope Ave>up San Marcos>turnaround at Hwy 154>down San Marcos>halt to aid down motorcyclist>Tucker’s Grove>home
Riders: Solo
Descending San Marcos at hairpin switchback II, I stopped to help upright a downed brand new red Ducati motorcycle. It was his friend’s bike.The rider had nosed it into the embankment & inboard ditch.
It was his first time on a motorcycle….I think he broke his right wrist.
Tom at Tucker’s Grove Park