Tom Nelson

Snow ride rendezvous with Team Ventura, Casitas Pass Rd Summit

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Feb 202011
 

Dis 50.7 mi, Av 12.6 mph, Tm 4 hr 0 min, Oat 5 hr 45 min

Snow on mountain range tops & low lying orchards, this freeezzzing morning ride.
Clear sunny skies all the way to meet up with Team Ventura at Casitas Pass Road summit overlooking Lake Casitas.

Lots of clothing layers this morning!

Snow capped Coastal Range, from Ortega Hill Bike Path, Summerland, CA

Bedding tulips, Hwy 192 Carpinteria, CA’s field nursery growers

Snow on ground, Hwy 150 at the Ventura/Santa Barbara county line.

Lake Casita overlook from Casitas Pass Road’s eastern summit.

Team Ventura group

Hillary, Cassey, Denise, Tom, Betsy, Chris F., & Chris chow down at Peet’s Coffee, Carpinteria, CA.

Fisherman at Butterfly Beach caught (3 or 4) 14″ fish!

Super Bowl Sunday: Gibraltar Rd/Camino Cielo/San Marcos, Again

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Feb 062011
 

Dis 32.9 mi, Av 9.7 mph, Tm 3 hr 20 min, Oat 3 hr 45 min

Clear warm weather, Island views, Rode with Matt 7:30 AM from La Cumbre Jr. High parking lot…the Gibraltar+San Marcos Rd loop. On Super Bowl Sunday.

Tom and Matt at ‘NO SHOOTING’ sign switch back on Gibraltor Rd. , Santa Barbara, CA

Loop: 6100 feet of elevation ascent

A Climb Ride: Gibraltar Rd/San Marcos Rd, Santa Barbara

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Jan 232011
 

Dis 32.1 mi, Av 9.2 mph, Tm 3hr 28 min, Oat 4 hr, 15 min

Jill and I rode from La Cumbre Jr. High, up Gibraltar Rd., across the ridge line road Camino Cielo, and down Painted Cave Rd &; San Marcos Rd.

Jill & Tom at the ‘No Shooting Allowed’ signs switchback going up Gibraltar Rd

Rock climbers practicing on Squeeze Rocks, Painted Cave Rd. Jill’s in the background.

Jill and balloons at Tucker’s Grove park, Goleta, CA.

Carp loop & back to Stern’s Wharf

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Jan 142011
 

Dis 31.8 mi, Av 13.2 mph, Tm 2 hr 23 min, Oat 3 hr 23 min

Rode with Ashe from Monterey St. in SB>to Stacky’s in Summerland for lunch>out to Casitas Pass Road> turn around>back to Stern’s Wharf SB> and back to the start.

Ashe at Stacky’s in Summerland

Ashe & Tom at Stern’s Wharf, Santa Barbara

Tom at the end of a great ride.

Beach(es) Ride Between Storms

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Dec 232010
 

Dis 27.1 mi, Av 12.2 mph, Tm 2 hr 17 min, Oat 2 hr 45 min

‘Where’s the Beef?”

Ashe discovered his open saddle bag…missing a phone, camera, and money! So we rode back and found them still on the kitchen table.

We rode to Leadbetter Beach, Hendry’s Beach, through Hope Ranch & out to Goleta Pier Beach.

Tom on the way to Goleta Beach!!

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Tom & Ashe, Goleta Pier

Where Tom practiced his running, flying mount….(not something for novices to try).

Speed mounting...

We returned via the O’bern Trail bridges.

Wet….leaves everywhere….sound of running creeks….leg warmers….Must be Christmas !

Motorcycle Escorts

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Dec 122010
 

Dis 34.3 mi, Av 10.0 mph, Tm 3 hr 7 min, Oat 3 hr 30 min

Rode with Ashe:

Monterey St. > Santa Barbara Mission> Sheffield Resevoir > Mountain Drive > down San Ysidro Rd. > East Valley Rd. > down Toro Canyon Rd. >Hwy 192 >

turnaround at Carpinteria High School/Boys & Girls Club >

bike path > Padaro/Santa Claus Rd. underpass > Motorcycle group headed out > Biltmore Hotel/Butterfly Beach > Motorcycle group again joined up along downtown State Street > Monterey St.

Sunny warm weather felt closer to Easter than Christmas….

Photographer Ashe, Mountain Drive, Montecito…above Sheffield Resevoir

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Later in the day Tom runs with the Big Dogs along Santa Claus Lane (Click to watch the video)

Turkey Day Ride

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Nov 252010
 

Rode on Thanksgiving morning. Cold weather, (leg warmers, three layer torso, and wool gloves over the biking gloves. Out to Carpinteria High School and back. Great clear sky, & people enjoying the East Beach Grill and Butterfly Beach.

Dis 29.8 mi, Av 11.3 mph, Tm 2 hr 37 min, Oat 3 hr 15 min (8:30 to 11:45am)

East Beach Grill, Santa Barbara

Butterfly Beach, Montecito

BACARA LOOP

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Nov 142010
 

Ashe & I rode the Bacara Loop. Starting at La Cumbre Jr. High>out O’bern trail>UCSB>Los Caneros>Cathedral Oaks>Bacara >head back via Hollister>Glen Annie>Cathedral Oaks back to town.

Dis 34.1, Av 12.3

Tom & hard boiled egg

Ashe's Food break, Cathedral Oaks Rd.

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