Alba Rd. is arguably the steepest road in Santa Cruz County. It ascends over 2000 feet in less than 4 miles, but the 10% average gradient doesn't reflect the actual difficulty of this climb. The profile probably looks like a staircase. There are 5% gradient sections wedged between sections that range between 15-20% gradient. For you counting at home, that's ascending upwards 15-20 feet per 100 feet forward.
Every once in a while, I commute into work via Alba Rd. Today was one of those days. Commuting to work by way of Alba Rd = dumb. So, by the transitive property of equalities, if Alba Rd = Steep, then commuting to work by way of steep = dumb. Okay, that was dumb...
Ride safely and happy trails.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008
Some rain please...
http://www.santacruzlive.com/blogs/video/2008/05/22/sentinel-slide-show-fire-photos/One of my favorite areas to ride in the Santa Cruz Mountains is on fire. I'm not so worried about how it will affect my rides - you just have to feel for the people who have lost their homes. Ride safely and happy trails.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Foggy day, summer's here early.
I left work a little early today. Generally, I'm in a hurry to get home so that I can get dinner started. My lady is running some errands after work, and she's going to pick up some food too, which means I'm off the hook for dinner detail. I was going to try to get home early and do some maintenance on the bike(s), but I made a last second decision to take the scenic route by the bay.
It was an unseasonably cool day, sort of like a summer day really. Yes, I wrote that correctly. It was a cold, summer-like day: the temperature topped out in the low 60's and the fog rolled in around 5p. Anyway, I don't often take the opportunity to ride along W.Cliff; there are usually a lot of walkers and joggers, people watching the surfers, and of course, slow drivers who are looking at the scenery and not at the road. (I can't blame em' though because I'm doing the same thing on my bike.) It's great on the foggy days like today because nobody's around except the sea otters and a few surfers. Speaking of sea otters, I saw a couple on the ride home. They're wonderful creatures, and I feel really lucky to live in an area where I can observe endangered sea mammals on my commute. Tomorrow's forecast looks the same as today's, so I'll probably ride W.Cliff again (and bring a camera). Ride safely and happy trails.
It was an unseasonably cool day, sort of like a summer day really. Yes, I wrote that correctly. It was a cold, summer-like day: the temperature topped out in the low 60's and the fog rolled in around 5p. Anyway, I don't often take the opportunity to ride along W.Cliff; there are usually a lot of walkers and joggers, people watching the surfers, and of course, slow drivers who are looking at the scenery and not at the road. (I can't blame em' though because I'm doing the same thing on my bike.) It's great on the foggy days like today because nobody's around except the sea otters and a few surfers. Speaking of sea otters, I saw a couple on the ride home. They're wonderful creatures, and I feel really lucky to live in an area where I can observe endangered sea mammals on my commute. Tomorrow's forecast looks the same as today's, so I'll probably ride W.Cliff again (and bring a camera). Ride safely and happy trails.
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