I am on vacation this week and it is a stay-cation with lots of riding.

This Thursday I am going to get one more renowned Bay Area Climb under my belt when I tackle Bohlman-On Orbit for the first time.

It is part of a 50-ish mile Santa Cruz Mountains loop (7000 feet of climbing) I found here: http://www.chainreactionbicycles.com...blackchina.htm

I extrapolated the turn by turn directions on that site into this Ride With GPS route I will be taking with me as my route sheet: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/173542/edit#

I would sure love some company if any one can swing the day off and wants to come.
I am driving down to Saratoga from Concord to do the ride, I could pick up interested riders who want to join if you live in the South Bay or along my route South from Concord. I have a Honda mini van with roof rack that can handle 3 riders and bikes in addition to me.

I am flexible on start time as long as it is early enough to not have to chase the setting sun back to the car at the end of the ride.

Planning is key to a ride like this, so you have a while to work up a good excuse to miss work.
You could cough a lot, loudly, at work tomorrow and then call in "sick" on Thurday.
Or tell everyone at work that tomorrow night you are going out to dinner at a new exotic restaurant in town. Then bingo, Thursday you call in with the old tried and true: food poisoning.

Or be legit and just take a vacation day like me.

Any takers? Feel free to Private Message me or reply below