24Nov2011: Thanksgiving Ride

Riders: Benny & Jun
The usual ride up Kennedy.
Chilly ride but no rain as forecasted. Just a little precipitation going up.
Pinoys with their usual lechon.
Benny brought balut to share

Oct 29, 2011 Santa Cruz (Henry Cowell & Wilder Ranch)

Riders: Benny Gene Chito Matt Vince & Mike
14.5 miles

Started out chilly at 41 deg but turned out to be a really nice day to ride. The pictures show all the smiles we had collected for the day/

Oct 22, 2011: 4 Parks (Upper Stevens, Montebello, Skyline, Long Ridge)

Very pleasant 70 degree weather!
Riders: Jun and Benny
12 miles, 1:50 mins riding time

Nothing much to say other than it was very pleasant weather! On the way home though, there was a motorcycle rider down on Skyline/35 near the junction at hiway 9. Jun and I had to make a U-turn and go home via PageMill Road.

Upper Stevens Creek County Park
-Grizzly Flat Trail

Montebello OSP
-Canyon Trail
-White Oak Trail

Skyline OSP
-Horseshoe Lake
-Christmas Tree Farm
-Ridge Trail

Long Ridge OSP
-Ridge Trail

October 1, 2011: Soquel Demo Forest

Awesome 18 miles in 3 hours of riding time.
Riders: Matt, Gene, Jun and Benny.

First of all, many thanks to Matt for leading the trails. After climbing up the usual Highlands road and onto the uphill fire roads and single tracks, we did a couple of awesome trails. Upper Bacon. Then onto Ridge Trail and continued on Saw Pitt. Then the usual fire road uphill 4 mile grind back to the parking lot.

We did have a couple of mechanical issues - Gene got a flat coming down Saw Pitt. Then Jun's seat & seat post lost a bolt. Thanks to Matt's handy McGyver-style duct tape, Jun was back on his saddle. You should ask Jun why he has such a big smile on his face!

Sep 10, 2011: Santa Teresa

Riders: Benny Chito, Ralph and Radi
just under 20 miles

27 Aug 2011: North Side of Skegss

Riders: Ralph, Time, Chito & Benny
TOTAL miles: 8.4 miles

Start at gate CM01 near Skeegs Point parking
go WEST on El Corte Madera Creek trail 1.5 mi (downhill single track)
go EAST on Tafoni trail 0.8 mi + 0.1 mi
go WALK on foot Sand Stone formation 0.2 mi (bikes not allowed)
go WEST on Fir trail 0.3 mi
go WEST on Resolution trail 1.1 mi
go WEST on El Corte Madera Creek trail 0.7 mi
go SOUTH on North Leaf trail 0.7 mi
go EAST on Methuselah trail 1.1 + 0.3 + 1.1 mi (long uphill climb fire road)
go EAST on Fir trail 0.1 + 0.4 + 0.2 mi

20 Aug 2011: 3 Parks - Russian Ridge, Coal Creek & Montebello

Riders: Chito and Benny - what a chilly & FOGGY day to ride. But that did not stop us from doing 3 parks. Started at 9:30am at Russian Ridge, worked our way up through ridge trail then down Hawks trail. Over to Clouds Rest and onto Coal Creek. Hopped onto Montebello Park to try out the newly opened White Oak trail. Still had patches of fog by noontime when we finished 3 parks.