Personal Ride Info and Pictures
After reading the play by play action in the Paris - Roubaix this morning, I hopped on my bike for a little spin of my own. I didn't quite ride 260K or over the cobbles, but some of the mountain roads I do go over seem like cobbles.
Anyway, it was the same ride I did a couple of Thursday's ago, but this time I went about 6 more miles up the road to the far side of a mill town called Stirling City. The fun part about the extra 6 miles is about 5 is all up hill. In the end, I got about 75 miles in with about 5000 feet of elevation, ride time was 4:30.
It was a great ride and some fun stuff happened along the way. As I was midway up Coutolenc Rd, I was passed by about 50 motorcycles who were going up to the only thing in Lovelock, a restaurant. Half way down the line of motorcycles, I crested a small hill and was able to keep up for about 200 meters. It was at that point that a nice old lady riding on the back of one of the motorcycles reached back to give me a hand. I had to decline for fear of crashing even though she promised it would be fun.
Another cool thing on this ride was Stirling City. Below is a picture of a sign you see coming into town.
One other thing I saw that really makes you say, "wow, I'm out in the hills" was a cat chewing on the carcass of a deer on the side of the road. Lucky for you, I didn't take a picture. But take a look at the rest.
Valley off to the east of Neal Rd on the way to Paradise.
Depending on how you look at it, this could be art, a fence, or both.
Close up of art.
Blurry Magalia city limits sign because when you pass this sign you are going about 20 MPH. In case you can't read it, 18,300 pop & 2380 elev.
Did I forget to mention there was snow on the ground? Well, there wasn't as much as Monday when I was up this way.
Stirling City city limits sign.
Stirling City Post Office. 95978! And yes, that is snow all around the building at only 3500 feet elevation
Stirling City Inn, you should have seen the bed & breakfast place.
About where I turned around because I thought I heard dueling banjos off in the field beyond the sign.
Anyway, it was the same ride I did a couple of Thursday's ago, but this time I went about 6 more miles up the road to the far side of a mill town called Stirling City. The fun part about the extra 6 miles is about 5 is all up hill. In the end, I got about 75 miles in with about 5000 feet of elevation, ride time was 4:30.
It was a great ride and some fun stuff happened along the way. As I was midway up Coutolenc Rd, I was passed by about 50 motorcycles who were going up to the only thing in Lovelock, a restaurant. Half way down the line of motorcycles, I crested a small hill and was able to keep up for about 200 meters. It was at that point that a nice old lady riding on the back of one of the motorcycles reached back to give me a hand. I had to decline for fear of crashing even though she promised it would be fun.
Another cool thing on this ride was Stirling City. Below is a picture of a sign you see coming into town.
One other thing I saw that really makes you say, "wow, I'm out in the hills" was a cat chewing on the carcass of a deer on the side of the road. Lucky for you, I didn't take a picture. But take a look at the rest.
Valley off to the east of Neal Rd on the way to Paradise.
Depending on how you look at it, this could be art, a fence, or both.
Close up of art.
Blurry Magalia city limits sign because when you pass this sign you are going about 20 MPH. In case you can't read it, 18,300 pop & 2380 elev.
Did I forget to mention there was snow on the ground? Well, there wasn't as much as Monday when I was up this way.
Stirling City city limits sign.
Stirling City Post Office. 95978! And yes, that is snow all around the building at only 3500 feet elevation
Stirling City Inn, you should have seen the bed & breakfast place.
About where I turned around because I thought I heard dueling banjos off in the field beyond the sign.
posted by Tony Rocha at
4/10/2005
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