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.
Dis 26.5 mi, Av 10.7, Tm 2 hr 27 min, Oat 4 hr 20 min
Rode to Stacky’s for lunch, saw friends in Montecito and at Butterfly Beach, then returned home.
Butterfly Beach, Montecito
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.
Dis 27.1 mi, Av 12.2 mph, Tm 2 hr 17 min, Oat 2 hr 45 min
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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Where Tom practiced his running, flying mount….(not something for novices to try).
We returned via the O’bern Trail bridges.
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)
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
Dis 21.8 miles, Av 11.9 mph, Tm 1 hr 50 min
Dennis and Tom rode in out of light showers from O’bern Trail at Patterson Ave Goleta, up San Marcos Rd, over Cathedral Oaks, and down Hope Ave.
Rainbow(s) from Dennis’ helmet to…..
…….Tom’s.
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.
Ride SUNDAY OCT 17th
Anyone want to ride Sunday Oct 17th morning? Afternoon? Santa Barbara?
Tom 805.450.3958
tomnelson.usa@verizon.net
Ride:
Below is the invitation for a Santa Barbara get together SAT. OCT 16th, 4-6PM. I
Directions: from Alameda Padre Serra & Moreno Road, go UP Moreno Rd, RT onto Lasuen Rd, STRAIGHT on San Carlos Rd, Right onto Mission Ridge Rd, Left onto E. Las Tunas after 25 mph sign, Second house on Right (1826 E. Las Tunas Rd) Park on street E. Las Tunas or Mission Ridge