Dis 25.4 miles, Av 9.9 mph, Mx 30.5 mph, Tm 2 hr 33 min, Oat 3 hr 25 min
Route: home > up San Marcos Road (bridge to Hwy 154 in 30 minutes, including photo shot at wt. gate)
Riders: Solo
Tom at Weighted Gate
Dis 40.19 miles, Av 13.3 mph, Mx 29.3 mph, Tm 3 hr 1 min, Oat 3 hr 45 min
Route: home>Treasure>Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf State & DLV MEET UP>Gubernodor> Hwy 150>Carpinteria’s Starbuck’s>home
Riders: Guido, Michael, Tom
Michael, Tom, Guido at Starbucks/Carpinteria, CA
Dis 43.2 miles, Av 12.3 mph, Mx 29.9 mph, Tm 3 hr 30 min, Oat 4 hr 10 min
Tom rode alone, met up with Ashe and reversed back.
SB>Stork>UCSB>O’bern Trail>meet up & reverse, out to Bacara & back Cathedral Oaks>SB.
Tom at west end of Cathedral Oaks Road, Santa Barbara.
Ashe at same overlook on C.O.
Raissa, Ashe, & Carol at post ride Whole Foods lunch.
Short ride with Jill Murray & group to Summerland. Batteries coming for Cateye. Sorry no stats.
Tom at Santa Barbara’s carousel park.
Jarred, Phillip, and Tom rode to the gates of Farren & Glen Annie Roads, Santa Barbara.
Sorry, no stats due to a dead battery in the Cat Eye calculator.
Jared & Phillip atop Farren Road
Phillip, Tom, and Jared at Glen Annie gate.
Heart & Sole is Santa Barbara’s annual fundraiser benefiting Pacific Pride Foundation and all its AIDS work.
ALC capped Tom & morning pushups…getting ready to do the WALK.
Co-walker Sharon Sumrall ready to go.
Tom at the Santa Barbara Heart & Sole Yard Sale, a local AIDS fund raising event.
Thanks to Marilyn Makepeace, Marco Silva, Gary Mosel, and the whole gang…
the sale raised almost $5000.00 and was matched and raised to $10,000.00!
Cashier Tom
Dis 60.0 miles, Av 15.1 mph, Mx 33.6 mph, Tm 4 hr 0 min, Oat 6 hr 0 min
Left Ventura 8:00AM
(Arrived Starbucks at Creek’s Crossing, Malibu 12:30)
Arrived Vets Center, Los Angeles 2:00PM
Cyclists rolling into the Vets Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Steve Dawson (right) already out of cycling gear ...my fellow ALC10 and Wildflower 2011 rider.
Congrats amoung riders....
Tom hoisting his faithful steed...
[caption id=”attachment_327″ align=”aligncenter” width=”695″ caption=”Sperry Topsiders shod Tom & gear waiting to load the Volvo and head home. Tired & happy. Hurray, ALC10
Dis (due to a mechanical issue, I rode 77.3 of the 85.5 total miles),Av 13.5 mph, Max 42.0 mph, Tm 5 hr 41 min, Oat 11 hr 30 min
Left Lompoc 7:30AM, Arrived Ventura 6:55PM
Longest day of the ride. I got to dinner after closing (They still had plenty for me to eat while sitting on milk crates). Skipped showering. Headed straight to bed. Lights out at 9:15 PM, …..way late..way tired.
Starbuck’s Goleta followed by In-N-Out at Turnpike Road & Hwy 101 won out over another sack lunch at Tucker’s Grove.
Ashe, Margaret, Phyllis (100 years young),
and Virginia cheering at Las Positas and Modoc Rds, Santa Barbara, CA.
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Ashe, Ralph, Margaret, Carol and Phyllis.
Tom and Marilyn, who’s doing Cookie service, in addition to Moto Safety duties.
Paradise Pit: Ice cream….&….
….cookies…and more…
Mark, Tom, and (foreground) Otto
Monkey & Ginger..
Summerland, CA, bus stop: Giant with chain jammed, looking for a ride to John the mechanic.
John at Bicycle Bob’s (SB) replaced the small gear-ring, and all’s well again.
Thanks, John!
‘Ginger Brewlay’ in street garb, shooting …..
the Moto Safety Crew (Marilyn could not be here for the shot)…
Dis 43.8 miles, Av 11.8 mph, Mx 44.2 mph, Tm 3 hr 41 min, Oat 6 hr 30 min
Left Santa Maria 8:00AM, Arrived Lompoc 2:30PM
This year they routed us in from the north west to Lompoc, yea…much better, we avoided afternoon headwinds.
Short day, actually some hard climbs…
Three Carmen’s and a Dolly
Jamie (in neon green windbreaker) and Morning Stretch Group
Debrah, Jennie, Jamie, Peter, &; Sandra
Jamie, Tom, &; Jennie
Johnnie in his ‘first red dress’
morning loading at the gear trucks
…this season presents a delicately draped evening ensemble.. featuring silver beaded bodice…..
Kindly give our stewadesses your attention, while they explain the use of the plane’s air masks, in case of emergency….
And in the Center Ring, our Mistress of Ceremonies…….
Foursome outside the Dining Tents, (I don’t know these folks…)
Yes, 5″ heels with bicycling cleats. Yes, he peddled the whole day in them.
Tom, yellow Marigold flower growing fields, Lompoc, CA.