2June2012: Purisima Creek Trail

Riders: Gene, Tim, Chito & Benny
8.6 miles, 1'20" riding time, Starting elev 400 ft, peaked at 1800 ft on North Ridge trail
Started at gate PC05 by Higgins Canyon Rd & Purisima Creek Rd
Climbed up Purisima Creek Trail fire rod (up 1 mile, down mile)
Climbed up Harkin Ridge Trail (mostly fire road_
Awesome downhill on North Ridge Trail and Whittemore Gulch Trail on very narrow single tracks and good share of switchbacks

26May2012 Waterdog

short ride at waterdog with gene, lloyd, tim

19May2012: Mission Peak for a 360 degree view

Riders: Gene, Chito, Jun & Benny

12May2012: SDF Braille Trail

Riders: Benny Gene Tim & Lloyd
12 miles 2-1/2 hrs riding time

Starting at 1800' elev, rode Highland Way, Buzzard Lagoon, peaked at 2400' elev somewhere along Ridge Trail, went down Braille Trail down to 1000' elev and then climbed back up Hihn's Mill Trail back to 1800' elev

Check out also: http://bayarearides.com/rides/demo2/ for elevations

5May2012: Skeggs (starting at gate CM08)

Riders: Gene, Tim, Ralph, Benny & Lloyd
Starting out at chilly (50 deg F) gate CM08 (elev 1600'), climbed up North Leaf trail, then El Corte Madera trail, more climibing on Resolution trail though some rocky portions (elev 2200') then Fir trail. THe rewards began by going down rocky Manzanita trail, Timberview trail, Crosscut trail, and Timberview again. Passed by to see the giant Old Growth Redwood tree (37deg 23.63'N 122 deg 18.91'W). Onto Giant Salamander, Climbed up out on Methuselah trail.

21April2012: Skeggs (for those who did not do Sea Otter)

Riders: Gene, Ralph, Tim, Lloyd & Benny
11.5 miles 2 hours riding time 1600 ft net climb

14April2012: Arastradero

After weeklong rains, a sunny Saturday was too good to let it pass by without getting on the trails. Too bad, most people were out of town or could not do the planned Skeggs ride. In lieu, I was able to bring Franco to try out Arastradero.