Memory Leak » rides http://www.foobert.com/blog That which fades into the ether. Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:49:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Watsonville Ride http://www.foobert.com/blog/2009/02/08/watsonville-ride/ http://www.foobert.com/blog/2009/02/08/watsonville-ride/#comments Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:55:17 +0000 john http://www.foobert.com/blog/?p=208 I’m starting to get the hang of pulling files of the gps and saving the tracks I want to a web page. Once I have the system nearly automated, I’ll share it here.

Suffice it to say, much fun on ~125 miles of mostly wet roads that I’m sure were quite slick in spots due to tree [...]]]> I’m starting to get the hang of pulling files of the gps and saving the tracks I want to a web page. Once I have the system nearly automated, I’ll share it here.

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Suffice it to say, much fun on ~125 miles of mostly wet roads that I’m sure were quite slick in spots due to tree detritus and the occasional patch of mud and gravel; never tested the limits of said same, fortunately. There was even a few departures from tarmac.

As an added benefit of the ride, the new bike got it’s 600 mile service done, but it really needs wash now.

Full pictures here.

Interactive track here.

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Click on the map to go interactive.

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More after the break …

Click here for a map of all photo locations.

The green of spring is incredible right now. Smoggy San Jose, is, well, ugly.

Lush Hills

But, the tarmac was nice, and I’d never ventured up this stripe heading up the hills on Sierra Rd from the Berryessa exit.

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Sierra Rd quickly turns into a 1.5 lane road, and was very quiet. Here’s the the last shot before turning north towards Calaveras reservoir.

Sierra Rd Canyon

Calaveras Reservoir needs some more rain…

Calaveras Dam

I’m always amazed at how quickly you go from strip malls and track homes to range land and cows. This was north of Livermore on Collier Canyon Rd.

North of Livermore

And this little road tucked into a valley between the east bay hills and Pleasanton was quite fun, despite the 25-35 MPH speed limit. The fact that it was deserted made it all too easy to violate said postings. While it was 65-70°F elsewhere on the ride, this valley was a chilly 45°.

Palamares Rd

And, my camera batteries died, but, Morrisson Canyon Rd was the gnarliest, narrow stripe of tarmac I’ve seen in a long while. If two cars met in opposing directions, one of them is literally going to have to back-up for a mile before they can pass.

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All photos can be found in the gallery, complete with map location of where they were taken

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