I rode both those closures fairly recently (a month or two ago). Road closures are usually good for cyclists --- no cars!
On Wed, Jul 5, 2023 at 11:05 AM Drew Saunders <drew.saund...@gmail.com> wrote: > Kim, > > Old La Honda and Stage (which you might have taken near San Gregorio) are > closed: https://www.smcgov.org/publicworks/county-road-closures > Hwy 84, which is how I usually get home after riding Old La Honda, has > some seriously scary damage: > https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-4/d4-projects/d4-san-mateo-84-storm-damage > > I think OLH is closed at the very top, so I may ride up it to the closure > and then back down again this weekend. > > Drew > > On Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at 4:01:13 PM UTC-7 krhe...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Hi Drew, >> >> I, personally, have never been nor set foot on or to the Mountain Winery >> in Saratoga in California. However, I have been by that road entrance on >> Hwy 9 many times over that led up to it. >> >> Back in the 70's, I went to a school up off of Sanborn Road on Pick Road >> that led to a plateau overlooking the Paul Mason Vineyards from a distance. >> The name of the school I went to was Valley Christian High School, of which >> I attended for four years. >> >> I did ride my bicycle to school one time. That was a big adventure from >> Mountain View, where I lived with my parents. I rode my first ten speed >> bicycle; a Batavus. Going down Sanborn Road was quite exhilarating to say >> none the least. >> >> Now, the high school I went to has been turned into a summer camp and a >> wedding venue with a lot of new amenities, especially a large pool. It is >> called Walden West. >> http://www.waldenwestfoundation.org/ >> >> I did a lot of bicycle riding up Old LaHonda from Page Mill Road to >> Skyline and over to the coast to San Gregorio. I rode Skyline to Half Moon >> Bay. >> >> Kim Hetzel >> Yelm, WA. >> >> On Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at 12:26:55 PM UTC-7 Drew Saunders wrote: >> >>> Took the Riv up to the Mountain Winery in Saratoga, CA today (almost >>> more famous for the concerts and other events there than the wine). Even >>> though I've lived here for many years, this is only my 2nd time riding up >>> these hills. Most of the hills I usually ride around here are getting road >>> repairs from this past winter's really heavy storms, so I'm broadening my >>> route selection. >>> [image: Panasonic-LX5-P1040361-20230704.jpg][image: >>> Panasonic-LX5-P1040360-20230704.jpg][image: >>> Panasonic-LX5-P1040359-20230704.jpg] >>> The new Swift Kestrel did a fine job holding the vest and arm warmers >>> that I really didn't need (I keep forgetting how much warmer it is just a >>> little south of where I live), plus the little Panasonic LX5 camera that >>> was used to take these photos. >>> >>> I'm also really liking my "one by with bailout" 26-42, 11-28 gearing. I >>> only used the front derailleur four times (two downshift, two upshift) for >>> the Mount Eden and Pierce roads, and mostly just stayed in the 42 for I'm >>> guessing about 90-95% of the ride, which is what I wanted with this >>> gearing. I used the whole cassette with the 42 'ring, and the 17 through 25 >>> with the 26 chainring. >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/zSACNIqGFKI/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/12171d63-6c47-4bef-9b59-a40ea13875e7n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/12171d63-6c47-4bef-9b59-a40ea13875e7n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAPh0EZ6sUrp-wy80sw5puLNpVw%3DX3%2BPYq6TH8RdbePyW9uvk6w%40mail.gmail.com.
