Monday, October 21, 2013

2013-10-20 CTF / Sound Cyclists Fall Foliage Reservoir Tour

Closer to Free October "Foliage Ride" What a "colorful group"!!!!!




I apologize for the  wear and tear on the map.  It truly does show its age. I have used and marked this map for about 10 years now.  For this ride I added the logos via cut and paste on the copy machine...I promise to make upcoming maps and cue sheets cleaner!.

Sunday October 20, 2013 9:00am.  Photo tells the story of the skies, the foliage colors and the light breeze.  It was not windy, yet we all had our share of slight head winds ahead of us.  The morning temperatures were in the hi 50's.  It appeared to warm up around mile mark 7.....maybe the hills had something to do with how warm we felt.

Sign In and Rules of the Road..




the first 7 miles were flat
 






























































































































pancake flat



view from the loop around the reservoir
view from the road along the reservoir
view from the road along the reservoir

view from the road along the reservoir
Paula before the wrong turn that gave her an extra 10 miles and an extra 1,000 ft of climbing


WHAT THE?????? IS THAT A WILD PIG ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD?????YEP!!!!! Thank you Diane Krause for taking the photo.....I was too "Chicken" to do so..... SOOOO glad she didn't start chasing us!!!!!
"chitter chatter".....it is not all about the ride...it is about the friends we make before, during and after the rides"
marking the calender for the next ride!

Ed and Douglas at Redding Market. keep your eye on the Closer To Free website www.rideclosertofree.org and please join us for the next ride.....this one was extremely fun, short and proved to be quite the workout!!!!!