I had work commitments at noon and some "honey do's" before sunset, but I managed to do the middle segment with Hugh, Curtis and Mike. Connecting at mid ride went off without a hitch. Hugh called me from Black Mountain Road and Carmel Mountain Road and 15 minutes later they were rolling into Santa Luz where I was waiting.
We biked the bikes, talked the talk, and shared gratitude with each other at the sheer joy of being able to do this kind of thing. Thank you, Hugh, for coming up with the concept of a "Flash Ride" and being adaptable about it. I'll go for it again. My real camera was on the fritz due to low batteries (gotta watch for that in the future) so I only have a few iPhone shots at flickr<http://www.flickr.com/photos/20853610@N05/sets/72157637495855106/>. Hugh and Curtis seem to be far more expert at this I am, so we will see. In the last two images, Mike is walking, Curtis is riding. Not shown, but Hugh rode a good part of a challenging trail.<http://www.sandiegoreader.com/photos/2013/aug/13/51246/> As for my self, I pushed, pulled and crawled up it with a bike in portage, but it was well worth it. This is only the second time I have been out with Rivsters, but I have to say I really enjoyed it. These are some great guys to spend time with. Now on to tomorrow: the one pot Trangia meal. Thank you, Hugh, Curtis, and Mike. Tom On Tuesday, November 5, 2013 6:32:34 PM UTC-8, hsmitham wrote: > > Hi SoCal Riv Riders especially San Diegans, > > Flash ride! If you don't have anything planned then here is an opportunity > to see some beautiful North County San Diego terrain. > > When: *Saturday November 9th* *11:00 am* > > Where: Meet up at *Del Mar Starbucks corner of 15th & Camino Del Mar*. > > Ride: A mixed terrain route up Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve through the > Bucolic Rancho Santa Fe and ending in Solana Beach, CA by the Pacific and > Pizza Port for no other than liquid carbohydrates and pizza pie! > > Approximately 26 miles not too many climbs more rolling, but if you > complain we can always add a few 15% grades to make you happy. > > Come one come all! *If your visiting San Diego then join in on the fun*. > > I will have a route slips for everyone. > > ~Hugh > > > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
