Ready to leave my cozy hotel room before sunrise.
Believe it or not my bike fits through the door, barely.
Brian Stark speaks with one of the volunteers.
Cyclists gather in the pre-dawn cold at Paso Robles Downtown City Park.
Brian Stark makes his starting speech.
The group heads north on Vine Street.
Climbing Adelaida Road (3)
Climbing Adelaida Road (5)
Moon sets over Mt. Olive Organic Farm.
Nearing the top of a summit
Shadow
Reservoir at Chimney Rock Ranch
Sun rises on Chimney Rock Road.
Chimney Rock
Three cyclists on Nacimiento Lake Drive (Godfrey Rd.)
Nacimiento Reservoir
Crossing Nacimiento Dam
Gilles Bouchard (at front)
Nacimiento Dam and spillway
Interlake Rest Stop
Bee Rock Store
Leaders on the course
Interlake Road
Lockwood Store
Jolon Rest Stop
Entering Fort Hunter-Liggett
The road bypasses the center of the base.
Junipero Serra Peak (left) and Pinyon Peak (right)
Metal bridge over San Antonio River
Lower end of Nacimiento-Fergusson Road
Stony Valley
Stony Valley Reservoir
Valley oak tree
The road rolls up a valley toward Cone Peak.
Santa Lucia Ridge stands darkly to the west.
Rest stop at top of Nacimiento-Fergusson Road
Big Sur coast near Lucia from Nacimiento Road
Kirk Creek Campground from Nacimiento Road
A lone cyclist descends.
CA1 Rest Stop
Rest stop crew and snacks
Bill at CA1 rest stop
A long climb begins.
CA1 hugs the cliff south toward Gorda.
Justin Too on Nacimiento Road
Rest stop at the top of the hill
Start of the eastern descent of Nacimiento-Fergusson Road
Forest Service station
Stone in Stony Valley
Jolon Lunch Stop and crew
Climbing Jolon Road toward King City (1)
Descending Jolon Road toward King City (1)
Riding on quiet Oasis Road
Daytime spray irrigation on Oasis Road
A convoy of harvesters
A gopher snake crosses Lockwood-San Lucas Road.
Lockwood-San Lucas road climbs Espinosa Canyon.
Lockwood Rest Stop
Rancher on an ATV on Interlake Road
We were both moving at about the same speed until the road tilted upward.
Interlake Road
Bottom of main climb on Interlake Road
View from high point on Interlake Road
Nacimiento Reservoir from Interlake Road
Sulphur Canyon descent on Nacimiento Lake Drive
Another steel grate bridge
Strong headwind on the northermost reach of Nacimiento Lake Drive
Entering US101 at Jolon Road, the only way to Bradley
Bradley Road crosses an old bridge over the Salinas River.
Bradley Rest Stop
Climbing Hare Canyon Road
Cracks across Hare Canyon Road
Descending Indian Valley Road
Nearing the bottom of Indian Valley
Camp Roberts is in the background.
Eight miles to go!
Justin Too on River Road, riding strongly near the finish.
Downtown Paso Robles
Justin Too (with family) is happy to be done.
Finish check-in crew are at hte right.
Post-ride meal at Plymouth Congregational Church was delicious.
I just wish I had had more appetite.
