Saturday, Mt. Hamilton. Most of the crew took the classic Hamilton route, but a hard-core quashed Quimby. I call Quimby a shortcut since it is just over 3 miles compared to the other route which, although you end up at the same point, takes 6 miles. You gain over 1800 feet in the 3+ miles. Then to get to the top, to the Lick Observatory, you have about 10 more miles with a descent or 2 thrown in and a net elevation gain in that span of about 2500 feet. All in all, it is exceptional. Then Sunday was the classic Old La Honda-Pescadero-Alpine jaunt. This is really a local ride for me. As a cyclist, it is hard to describe how nice it is, especially since we take if for granted. But the ride goes up glorious Old La Honda, through a tangle of Redwoods, then out to San Gregorio and Pescadero by the sea. And finally back home, culminating in a 6.5 mile climb up Alpine and an equidistant rip-roaring descent down Page Mill Rd. I love it, even when menaced by a gun-toting skeleton on Stage Rd.
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