D-810, O.C. Nikkor 35mm f2 @ f5.6, ISO 200
From this morning's ride. Actually got caught in the rain about 15 minutes after this was taken.
This is the longest climb in the city, and about the second steepest ascent.
About 850 yards up a 26-28 degree incline.
I climbed it at age 67 on my old Sekine without stopping, which is surprising for a couple of reasons- in my 20's, I couldn't climb that sucker on a bike of any kind without having to stop and get off to walk the bike to the summit.
I got a bit of a run at it from the street below- probably 12-14mph, and made it better than halfway up the incline before I had to downshift from 9th to 7th gear.
(No snickers from the S/F Bay area peanut gallery here, please)
Huffed and puffed for a few minutes at the top, but did get my breath, and did
not have a heart attack, seizure, or falling down episode.
Basic mixed use industrial area scenic from the top.
Place is named Westview Park- Garbage Hill in local parlance for what it is- a converted land-fill.
Total ride this a.m. about 12-13 miles.
-D.S.