October 31, 2009: Redwood Gulch, Hwy 9, Page Mill, Foothill Expressway

Riders: Jun and Gene...Foggy and cold at the 9am start. Brrrrr! However, it warmed up and turned into a good day for a ride. This was a rare road ride as we normally mountain bike on Saturdays. The ride started on Foothill Blvd near Stevens Creek Blvd. Continue onto Stevens Canyon Road, left onto Redwood Gulch (aka 1.5 miles of climbing HE_ _!), right onto Hwy 9, right onto Hwy 35, right onto Page Mill Road (the downhill blast!), right onto Moody Road (the houses there are amazing), down El Monte, right onto Foothill Expressway to the starting point. 31 miles of riding, 2.5 hrs on the bike with a net climb of 2575 feet (Start at 184 feet with highest point at 2759 feet).

Check out these links for the route, etc.: http://www.mapmyride.com/route/us/ca/cupertino/647125704265788973
http://www.trimbleoutdoors.com/ViewTrip.aspx?tripId=553061


Photos taken at the intersection of Hwy 9 and Hwy 35

October 24, 2009: Coal Creek + Russian Ridge

Riders: Benny Chito and Tim.... blue skies and cool weather made a perfect Fall day for riding! Had a couple of chain issues - Chito broke his chain while Benny's chain was sticking - needs some cleaning. But other than that, it was a very good ride. Started at Alpine corner Willowbrook. Rode all the way up then hit Meadow Trail. Went onto Clouds Rest and hoppped onto Russian Ridge. Did Hawk trail.

October 10, 2009: Coal Creek

Starting at Alpine Road corner Willowbrook, Chito and Benny rode up Alpine Road then up Meadow trail. Cool, overcast weather was ideal. Came back down. Was a short but enjoyable ride.

October 3, 2009: Pleasanton Ridge

Hit the trail by 9:15am with a cool breeze through out the morning ride. Starting elevation at 396ft, we climbed up for 5 miles to 1,525ft then enjoyed the views and the single tracks on the ridge. Total ride 12.6 miles. Coming down Sinbad Creek single track was a blast. Check out Jun's Trimble trip log here.




Blue Oaks Knoll trail has a scary off-camber section.