William: It's not about the length of the ride, but the depth of the adventure. Taking young children on this trip is fantastic. They must have had a blast & that's what it's all about. Congrats on getting the weather to cooperate! Now when they want to start picking out their own gear, you know they're hooked on touring. Good for you.
dougP On Aug 23, 6:21 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Talk about perfect timing. > > It's been the arctic wasteland summer in El Cerrito, and near the SF > bay in general. I wake up in the hils and it's low 50s and shrouded > in fog. I'd been halfway dreading the conditions for my late-August > S24O on Angel Island in the middle of the bay. > > Turns out today was the first legitimately hot day all summer, and > last night was the S24O, planned 4 months in advance. I feel like a > genius. > > There wasn't a ton of riding, by this group's standards, but it was an > awesome adventure for me, my 9 year old son and 6 year old daughter. > Mom stayed home. The travel included: > > 1. Bike to El Cerrito Plaza BART > 2. BART to Embarcadero Station > 3. Ride to Pier 41 > 4. Ferry to Angel Island > 5. Bike (mixed terrain) to campsite on East Bay side of the island > 6. Reverse same trip next morning to get home > > My kids each lugged their share of gear in backpacks, and the > Hillborne was impressively laden. I'd love to do the same trip again > with more time allotted to riding the great fire roads on Angel > Island. Jack Browns were ample, from what I saw. I'll post some > shots to my flickr in a bit. I highly recommend that all of you with > the chance take your country bike out on Angel Island if you get the > chance. Especially on a weekday or an over-nighter. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
