70 mile Long loop ride, Los Carneros to Stacky’s

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Jan 222012
 

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

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Jared & Tom at Stacky's Seaside...like the surfboard says.

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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.

Lake Casitas…Tuckers Tom

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Jan 152012
 

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…..

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Tom & Jill at Hwy 150 summit overlooking Lake Casitas

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Lake Casitas

Farren Road, Christmas Day

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Dec 252011
 

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

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Tom, base of Faren Road, Goleta, CA

Collision descending Painted Cave Road

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Dec 232011
 

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.

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Tom, Kathy, and Jill at the Santa Barbara Mission fountain

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Florence, Kathy, and Jill...East Camino Cielo.

The Sky is Falling…The Sky is Falling…..

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Dec 182011
 

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

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Tom, San Marcos Road near Hwy 154

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Paraglider, one of many, landing in a field along Mountain Drive. He may have started off Gibraltar Road.

Jared’s maiden Gibie voyage

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Dec 112011
 

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

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Jared atop Gibraltar Rd at E. Camino Cielo Rd

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Jill’s air tire tips, at Painted Cave community gate

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Tom, Jill, & Jared at Painted Cave community gate….cold weather day.

Fire/Rescue drill, Jared’s first San Marcos/Painted Cave ascent, Jill leads onward

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Dec 042011
 

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

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Search & Rescue trucks and personnel practicing rescues near the San Marcos/Hwy 154 intersection

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Jill and Tom strike a newlyweds pose.

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A hang-glider takes off from Gibraltar Road. Santa Barbara’s Stearn’s Wharf, harbor, & breakwater are in the background.

Ducati motorcyclist ditches on San Marcos

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Nov 262011
 

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.

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Tom at Tucker’s Grove Park

Gibie Loop with Jill

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Nov 132011
 

Dis 32.3 miles, Av 9.7 mph, Mx 33.5 mph, Tm 3 hr 20 min, Oat 5 hr 30 min

Route: home>Treasure?>Gibraltar>E. Camino Cielo>Painted Cave>home

Riders: Jill, Tom

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Tom & Jill at Painted Cave Rd turnout

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Jill in her Seattle TI Cycles racing jacket

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