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New Wilmington, Pennsylvania

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Originally Posted by botty kayer (Post 23224588)

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Vauxhall, London.

CLIMATE CRISIS ! Palms in London ! soon we'll be seeing beach umbrellas and bikinis in Utqiagvik...

Turned 70 on the weekend. Set out to do 70 miles with 5 friends. Strong headwind on the way back caused us to shorten the route a bit so not 70 miles. I'm ok with that, had a good time. Had a 12 mile climb with 2200 feet of gain.
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Getting ready to go back down.
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First stop on an about perfect morning for a ride. Blue sky with light SE breeze snd 70.
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Originally Posted by big john (Post 23229014)

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it’s possible I could do 70 on my 70th … sorta / kinda … but without a lot of climbing … ummm … and ummm maybe more like 70 k … sorta / kinda …

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Originally Posted by t2p (Post 23229913)

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it’s possible I could do 70 on my 70th … sorta / kinda … but without a lot of climbing … ummm … and ummm maybe more like 70 k … sorta / kinda …

I wanted to do a route with over 70 miles and 7K feet of climbing but it hasn't happened yet. Did that route twice around my 68th.

These rides are easier for me solo. This ride had 5 others including 2 e-bikes. During the first 20 miles of rollers and false flats and they were trying not to work me too hard but I didn't feel good until we stopped for snacks and rest a bit. Once we were on the climb I actually started feeling good. Part of the reason for this is I do not try to keep up on longer climbs and just settle in. One of my friends went out too hard and quit before the steep part of the climb.

This route had less than 5K feet. The plan was to get more climbing on the way back but since there was strong headwind they let me decide the route and I chose the less hilly road.

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Gathering around the dinner table. About 15 in total.

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Looking north from La Selva beach. Santa Cruz in the distance.

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Manresa state beach

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Originally Posted by Ogsarg (Post 23234736)

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Looking north from La Selva beach. Santa Cruz in the distance.

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Manresa state beach

used to live in Santa Cruz and don’t recall that beach on the way to Monterey

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Originally Posted by rsbob (Post 23234988)

used to live in Santa Cruz and don’t recall that beach on the way to Monterey

Manresa is on San Andreas Rd, close to La Selva.

We used to use Manresa as a stop for bike tours down the coast, until the ranger told us we couldn't park our "commercial" support car in the parking lot. So we parked on the roadside, right outside the parking lot.

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Originally Posted by terrymorse (Post 23235138)

Ah, near Rio Del Mar. Dad has a house there. Have been on San Andreas road - but driving. Beautiful area.

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Hope you climbed the tower for the view. Rented road bikes in Siena and rode the countryside through the vineyards and fields to San Gimignano with the tall towers used for drying dyed cloth and linen. Thanks for the good memories

Looks like where I grew up (Paradise Valley, AZ), but I don't recognize any of the mountains in the background. Thanks for the photos!

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Originally Posted by groth (Post 23239148)

Looks like where I grew up (Paradise Valley, AZ), but I don't recognize any of the mountains in the background. Thanks for the photos!

Those are the Rincons to the east of Tucson. They were taken at McKenzie Ranch Open Space which is near Vail, AZ