Bike Rides & Training

A Ghostly Sub 19: 8) Friday 05/18/12
60 mi Pre TOC GRRR/NBC ride (12 riders)
Rode from the Mt Baldy Village out GRR, down the north side of GMR to Eastfork
Out Eastfork to SR39, down 39 to Seirra Madre Ave. West to GMR
Up GMR, GRR back to the Baldy Village.
I hit a rock about 3 miles out of the Village and flatted.
About took out the sidewall of the tire.
Roger had a stick on boot that fixed it. Good thing...
Jorge got a flat in Glendora.
We climbed 6000' today.
Great Day, Great Ride, Good Friends.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

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(05/18/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 7) Monday 05/14/12
25 mi MWF w/Natalie, Edge and John Hewitt
Good to see you John and have you ride with us this evening.
A great evening in Paradise.
Cool in the 60's, good climbing weather.
Saw Matt and Ron at Monroe saddle.
YaHooie
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(05/15/12)

RayClone: Friday May 18th, the day before stage 7 of the Tour of California
GRRR and Newhall Bicycle Co will be riding a loop from:
Baldy Village to the Ski Lifts, and back to the Village.
Out GRR and down the north side of GMR to East Fork Rd to Hwy 39.
39 down to Sierra Madre Ave, east to, and up GMR to GRR and return to the Village.
This is approx 65 mi
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Preposed Friday route

(05/14/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 6) Saturday 05/12/12
50 mi w/Newhall Bicycle Co (6 riders)
Rode from the shop to Green Valley and back.
Great day, ideal conditions, good drafting.
YaHooie
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The Route

The Group

Rest at Green Valley
(05/13/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 5) Friday 05/11/12
25 mi MWF w/Jess, Edge, and B
Cool Evening, Medium spin through Paradise.
Good climbing temperture.
Saw a doe and a small Mountain King.
There is a sign at out start/finish location,
It says there is going to be a special event on the 19th.
That would be the queen stage of the Tour of California.
The Pro's will be hammering through our mountains.
Good stuff, don't miss it.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

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(05/11/12)

A Ghostly Sub: 4) Thursday 05/10/12
50 mi w/Nick, Sean, Hector, Rick, Ron, Gary
Met Nick, Sean, Hector, Rick, Gary at the Claremont Wilderness Park.
Nick, Sean, Hector, and Rick  are from the Newhall area.
Rode up the Baldy road and Ron intercepted us at Shin Rd.
We rode up the road and through the Mt Baldy Village and on upward.
Saw B on the section between the Village and Ice House.
I stopped at Ice House Cyn, the rest continued to the Ski Lifts.
We met back up and continued back down to the Village.
Went out GRR, down GMR, to Foothill/Baseline and Back to CWP.
Jorge and a friend rode with us back to Claremont.
50 mi 6500' of climbing.
A great day in Paradise, good friends, good ride, good climb.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike
(05/10/12)

nick: Hey ray. I had a lot of fun today glad u guys were able to come out and join us. Nick (05/10/12)

Jess: Hey Ray! Thanks for a great ride! This place is so amazing. Great blog too, the photos are wonderful! (05/09/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 3) Wednesday 05/09/12
25 mi MWF (4 riders)
Another absoultly beautiful day in Paradise!
Perfect conditions.
Meduim spin.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike
(05/09/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 2) Monday 05/07/12
25 mi MWF (5 riders)
A beautiful day in paradise.
The wild flowers are starting to bloom on GRR.
Don't miss the beauty of riding in the mountains in these perfect conditions.
Medium spin.
YaHooie
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(05/07/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 1) Saturday 05/05/12 Cinco de Mayo
45 mi w/Newhall Bicycle Co (16 riders)
Rode to LACO Fire Camp 9.
Went out through the Newhall Pass to Foothill Blvd.
Took Foothill to Little Tujunga Cyn Rd, and 3N17 to Camp 9.
This is 5000' of climbing in 30 mi from the shop to Camp 9.
The 15 mi back to the shop is mostly downhill.
A Great day, Good friends, Good ride.
There was a Cinco De Mayo Street Fair in downtown Newhall when we got back.
YaHooie
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(05/06/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 12) Monday 04/30/12
43 mi w/Ron
Rode from Mt Baldy Village down to San Antonio Heights.
Then across Baseline/Foothill and up to Sierra Madre Ave to GMR.
Up GMR to GRR and back to Baldy Village.
Saw a small Pacific Rattler on GMR.
Ron turned around at Newmans point on GMR.
Nice day, good temperture.
YaHooie
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Pacific rattler on GMR

Ron at Newmans Point

Sun flowers, maint shed, Mt Baldy from GMR
(05/01/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 11) Saturday 04/28/12
41 mi w/Newhall Bicycle Co (6 riders)
Rode a loop around Santa Clarita.
We were going to ride Vasquez cyn to Sand cyn but VasquezCyn Rd was closed.
Nice day, good ride.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike
(04/29/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 10) Thursday 04/26/12
10 mi GRR w/B, Natalie
Started out in a light rain that just got heavier.
After getting soaked turned around and came back.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

(04/29/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 9) Wednesday 04/25/12
25 mi MWF
Wow! An adventure in Paradise this evening!
At 5:00 it was 67 degrees and no rain.
When I left to ride at 5:30 there were a few raindrops.
Decided to ride reguardless, by Cow Canyon Saddle the rain had stopped.
GRR was clear and dry. It did get windy and cooler as I went down the canyon.
At the Maintenance Shed turnaround it started to rain again.
It looked like I might be able to beat the storm back.
I pulled out of the rain about a mile from the turnaround.
There was sunlight for a little while, then fog.
Made it to the top of Reward before the rain caught me.
Rode the last 4 mi in the rain.
Fast spin
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

(04/25/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 8) Saturday 04/21/12
42 mi w/Newhall Bicycle Co
Rode from the shop along the old Ridge Route up to Templin Hwy and return.
This is a long medium climb.
Warm day, great weather.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike
(04/22/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 7) Friday 04/20/12
25 mi w/B
Nice warm evening in Paradise
Slow spin.
Saw a young Pacific Rattler.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

RayClone

Pacific Rattlesnake
(04/20/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 6) Wednesday 04/18/12
25 mi w/B
A great evening in Paradise.
Temperature cool, medium spin.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Glendora Ridge Road with Mt Baldy in Background
(04/18/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 5) Tuesday 04/17/12
79 mi w/Ron
Rode from El Encanto Park in Duarte to Long Beach and back.
Took the SGRT to Santa Fe dam and exited at Arrow Hwy.
Then took Arrow Hwy to the Rio Hondo Bikeway/LART to Long Beach.
Ate lunch in Seal Beach, then rode home on the SGRT.
Great day, good ride.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

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(04/18/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 4) Monday 04/16/12
25 mi MWF w/Ron and B
A beautiful Afternoon in Paradise.
Saw Matt at the Monroe saddle turnaround.
Good seeing you Matt, I had wondered where you had been.
YaHooie
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B, RayClone, Ron, Matt at the Monroe Turnaround

(04/16/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 3) Saturday 04/14/12
58 mi w/Newhall Bicycle Co (10 riders)
Rode from the shop to Griffith Observatory and back.
Went through the Newhall pass to San Fernando Rd to Victory Blvd. to Griffith Park.
Climbed Griffith Park Dr. to the Observatory, this is a good climb...
On the way back, on San Fernando Rd, there is a bike path next to the road.
6 of us made the mistake of cutting over to the bike path, as one block later, 5 of us
 had 10 flat tires... we had gone through a patch of goats head thorns... Arghhhh!
After a group flat fixing... we were back on the way home to the shop.
Good friends, good ride.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike


(04/15/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 2) Thursday 04/12/12
36 mi w/Ron
Rode from San Antonio Heights 2 times around Bonelli and back.
Cool day, at the edge of the rain,  medium spin.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike
(04/13/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 1) Tuesday 04/10/12
71 mi w/Ron
After spending the first week of this month cutting trees, I finally got out to ride.
Rode from San Antonio Heights across Baseline, Foothill to the SGRT
and down to Whittier Narrows.
Rode across the narrows to the Rio Hondo Bikeway and returned back to the Heights.
Great day, good ride.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Ron on the SGRT

Route
(04/10/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 12) Saturday 03/31/12
56 mi w/Newhall Bicycle Co (4 riders)
Rode from the shop out the 126 to lake Piru and Back.
The morning started off in a light drizzle, and then turned into a great day.
Saw a couple of condors at the turnaround, Condor Point.
Good ride, good friends.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

route

condors


Hector, Roger, Jason

(03/31/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 11) Wednesday 03/28/12
25 mi MWF w/Edge
Nice afternoon, cool, good climbing weather.
The snow has all melted from the pavment, just a little left by the sides in the shade.
Quiet evening, only one or two cars on the road.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

A little snow left by the sides

Edge, Rayclone

Mt Baldy

 

(03/28/12)

mark dehanke: Hello Raymond! Enjoyed riding wth you, Ron and Gary yesterday (march 27). Hope your ride up Golden Hills rd. went well. See you on a ride sometime in the future. Thanks for the company, and pleased to meet all of you gents. Mark (03/28/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 10) Tuesday 03/27/12
45 mi w/Ron and Gary
Rode from San Antonio Heights down to Puddin Puddle.
Around the lake a couple of different ways, then up San Dimas Cyn.
Then up and across Golden Hills Rd and down Esperanza to Baseline.
To Euclid and back up to The Heights.
Met Mark on an classic Colnago in San Dimas, nice meeting you.
YaHooie
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Route - Click image for ride album

Gary, Ron, RayClone

Puddingstone
(03/28/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 9) Saturday 03/24/12
88 mi w/Newhall Bicycle Company (18 riders)
Rode from the shop up to Mt Wilson and return.
Went out on Newhall pass to Foothill Blvd Took Foothill to Oro Vista,
then up Big Tujunga Cyn Rd. to Angles Forest Hwy to Angles Crest Hwy
and Mt Wilson Red Box Rd to the top.
Took Red Box back to Angles Crest
and went down the other way on Hwy 2 to La Canada/Flintridge.
Then Foothill back to Newhhall Pass and the shop.
88 mi and 7500' of climbing.
Ate at El Trocadero after the ride. Yum!
YaHooie
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Most of the group at the top

The Route
(03/26/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 8) Wednesday 03/21/12
25 mi w/Edge
A nice evening in Paradise.
The snow has all melted off the road.
Clear sailing, good climbing weather.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Mt Baldy

Edge

MtB Panaroma
(03/21/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 7) Tuesday 03/20/12
55 mi w/Ron
Rode from San Antonio Heights to the end of the Lytle Creek road.
Headed back and ate lunch at Scotland store & restuarant in Lytle Creek.
Good food, great day, 4045' feet of climbing
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike
(03/20/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 6) Wednesday 03/14/12
25 mi w/Gary, Edge, and B
The shack 'N' back
Another cool cruise through paradise
4 Pirates plundering Glendora Ridge Road - GRRR!
YaHooie
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B at Reward on way out

Gary, Edge, RayClone at the Shack

The long and winding road

Reward at the return
(03/14/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 5) Monday 03/12/12
25 mi w/Edge
Yo Pirates! The Monday, Wednesday, Friday Ride for 2012 Has Officially Started.
A beautiful cool evening in paradise.
56 degrees when we went out, 45 when we got back.
Being that it is a climb on the way back you don't notice the cold, until you stop.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike


RayClone and Edge in Paradise - Monday MWF


Monday Wednesday Friday Ride
(03/12/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 4) Saturday 03/10/12
45 mi w/The Newhall Bicycle Co (10 riders)
Rode to LA County Fire Camp 9 and return.
Great day, great climb (almost 5000 ft) Good friends.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

The group at Camp 9

Route

(03/10/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 3) Thursday 03/08/12
78 mi w/Ron
Rode again from El Encanto park in Duarte to Long Beach and return.
Today we changed the route slightly.
Went down the SGRT to Santa Fe dam.
 Then across Arrow Hwy to the Rio Hondo Bikeway.
And down the RHB to Long Beach.
I stopped at the Laugh Factory in LB for a flat tire....
Ate lunch at a different place, Dogz Bar and Grill in Belmont Shore.
Yum Good food.
Rode back the SGRT to El Encanto Park.
An absoultely beautiful 80 degree day.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Ron at the lake at the start of the Rio Hondo Bikeway

RayClone having a laugh at the Laugh Factory.... not.
(03/08/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 2) Monday 03/05/12
81 mi w/Ron
Rode from El Encanto park in Duarte to Long Beach and returned.
Went down the SGRT to Whittier Narrows.
Crossed over to the Rio Hondo Bikeway at the Narrows.
Then continued down the RHB to Long Beach.
Ate Lunch in LB and Rode back on the SGRT to El Encanto.
Reminisced about the old wood roller coaster at the Pike in LB.
I was here riding that coaster 49 years ago when I was 14...
YaHooie
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Where the Pike was located in Long Beach

Ron at the Pike

Route
(03/05/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 1) Saturday 03/03/12
53 mi w/Newhall Bicycle Co (12 riders)
Rode from the Shop up the old Ridge Route to Templin Hwy.
From here the group main group divided.
Some turned around and went back.
Some went right on Templin Hwy toward Castatic lake.
Some went left on Templin Hwy toward Pyramid lake.
I went left Toward Pyramid lake to the Piru creek turnaround.
Good day, good ride, good friends.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

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(03/04/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 12) Saturday 02/25/12
53 mi w/Newhall Bicycle Co (14 riders)
Destinations Agua Dulce and Bear Divide.
Rode from the Shop out the bike trails to Soledad Cyn Rd.
Up Agua Dulce Cyn Rd to Agua Dulce General Store.
Then up to Mint Cyn and down Sierra Hwy to Sand Cyn.
Up Sand Cyn to Little T and Bear Divide.
Back down to Placerita Cyn then the Shop.
Beautiful day, good pacelines, good friends.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Agua Dulce ~ Bead Divide

Route
(02/26/12)

Matt: Wow Ray and Ron. One day you are riding to the pacific ocean and two days later you are riding in the Mohave desert! Glad to see you guys are having fun riding all over the place. Matt (02/23/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 11) Wednesday 02/22/12
93 mi w/Ron
Rode from Apple Valley out Happy Trails Hwy, and National Trails Hwy (Route 66).
Through Victorville, Mojave Heights, Oro Grande, Hodge, Lenwood, to Barstow.
Ate lunch in Barstool, then rode back 247 (Barstow Rd) to Lucerne Valley,
and Hwy 18 to Apple Valley.
There was 3474 ft of climbing on this route.
Excellent day, beautiful clear weather. avg 72 degrees.
YaHooie
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High Desert

Route
(02/22/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 10) Monday 02/20/12
78 mi w/Ron
Rode from El Encanto Park in Duarte.
Took the Rio Hondo Bikeway down to Long Beach.
Ron had a spoke failure about 2 miles from the Long Beach Harbor.
He was able to adjust the wobble out of the rear wheel to continue the ride.
We stopped in Belmont Shore and had lunch.
Then continued to The San Gabriel River Trail and back up to El Encanto Park.
Cool day, fast spin (19+ average)
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Catalina Express in Long Beach Harbor

Route
(02/20/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 9) Saturday 02/18/12
42 mi w/Newhall Bicycly Co (10 riders)
Rode from the shop to Chatsworth.
Climbed some hills by Santa Susana Pass.
Then went down Valley Center and climbed Box Canyon.
Box Canyon is approx a 3.5 mile climb at 9~10%.
Then rode back through Santa Susana Pass,
Balboa Rd, and Newhall Pass to the Shop.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike
(02/18/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19:
Dedicated to MIA!
(02/17/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 7) Thursday 02/16/12
32 mi w/Ron
Rode from Euclid & 23rd in San Antonio Heights.
Out Baseline and down to Puddingstone lake.
Went once around the lake and up to Foothill/Baseline.
Took Wheeler up to Golden Hills and then down Esperanza to Baseline.
Returned to San Antonio Heights.
Nice day, fast to medium spin.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Mt Baldy from Baseline

Route
(02/17/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 6) Sunday 02/12/12
45 mi
Rode from Westlake Village to lake Sherwood.
Then took Potrero Rd to Lynn Rd and down to Thousand Oaks.
Took Hillside Rd across and back to Westlake Village(24mi).
Ate lunch, and then rode 4 times around Westlake Lake(21mi).
YaHooie
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Lake Sherwood

Route
(02/13/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 5) Saturday 02/11/12
59 mi w/Newhall Bicycle Co (8 riders)
Rode the Acton loop clockwise.
Soledad to Agua Dulce to Escondito cyn roads to Acton.
Returned Soledad and bike trails back to the NBC shop.
Fast spin, cool day, good ride.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Rode loop CW
(02/11/12)

Nick: Was a great day today Ray glad you guys weren't busy so you could join us. Thanks again for your hospitality. (02/09/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 4) Thrusday 02/09/12
55 mi w/Sean, Nick, and B
Sean and Nick are from the Newhall area, Santa Clarita Velo.
Rode from the Baldy Village down to the Claremont Wilderness Park.
Then Rode back up Baldy Rd to the Ski Lifts.
And Back down to the Village and out GRR to GMR and down GMR to Glendora.
To Foothill/Baseline and took the Thompson Creek trail back to the Wilderness Park.
This was 55 mi and 5500+ ft of climbing, I was done....
Accepted a ride back up the hill from a friend.
Beautiful day, Good friends.
YaHooie
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Sean, Nick, and B at Monroe Saddle GMR (02/09/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 3) Monday 02/06/12
80 mi w/Gary and Ron
Rode from El Encanto Park in Duarte down the Rio Hondo Bikeway.
The Rio Hondo Trail joins the LA River Trail about 10 mi from Long Beach.
Rode at the edge of LB Harbor along the Board walk to Seal Beach.
Then took the San Gabriel River Trail Back to El Encanto Park.
Nice day, cool, the sun never broke through the overcast.
Fast spin down, medium spin return.
YaHooie
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The Queen Mary

The Cranes look like a bunch of AT AT's

Gary and Ron
(02/06/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 2) Saturday 02/04/12
59 mi w/Newhall Bicycle Co (8 riders)
Rode from the Shop to Dodger Stadium and return.
Sierra Hwy, San Fernando Rd.
Great day, fast spin.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike
(02/05/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 1) Wednesday 02/01/12
36 mi w/Ron and B
Rode from Euclid and 23rd in Upland to Puddingstone.
Made 2 loops around the lake and then back to Upland.
Nice day, medium spin.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike
(02/01/12)

Jorge: I just want to say thanks for letting me ride with you guys! !RIDE HARD! :) (01/30/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 9) Monday 01/30/12
67 mi w/Ron&Dixie, B, and Jorge
Rode from R&D's in Upland
Down Baseline, Foothill, SR39, Sierra Madre to the SGRT.
Then down the river trail to the Whittier Narrows dam.
Reversed route and rode back to R&D's.
R&D were on the tandem, a good draft machine.
Great day, fast spin, good friends.
YaHooie
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The Group on Santa Fe Dam

YaHooie

B, Ron&Dixie, RayClone, Jorge
(01/30/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 8) Saturday 01/28/12
45 mi w/ Newhall Bicycle Co (8 riders)
A fast spin up to LACO Fire Camp 9.
Rode a bunch of bicycle trails in Santa Clarita to Placerita Cyn.
Up Placerita Cyn Rd to Little T Cyn Rd, and Forest Route 3N17 to Camp 9.
LACO Fire Camp 9 is at 34.352983 -118.410333
There is a Nike Missile site here also.
Watched a Fire Helicopter land.
Then reversed Route and took Placerita Cyn Rd back to Newhall.
Beautiful, clear day with mild wind. Fun Stuff!
YaHooie
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Entrance to Camp 9

Helicopter landing

The Group
(01/28/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 7) Wednesday 01/25/12
108 mi w/Ron
After a week of not riding, I was ready for some miles.
We rode from Vons Claremont out Baseline, Foothill
over to the beginning of the Rio Hondo Bike Trail.
Then down the RHBT and LART to Long Beach harbor.
Ate lunch in Belmont Shore, then continued to the SGRT.
Rode the SGRT up to Sierra Madre and back Foothill, Baseline to Claremont.
Crystal clear and warm, another great summer like day in January.
YaHooie
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Long Beach harbor

Route
(01/26/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 6) Wednesday 01/18/12
79 mi w/B, Ron, and Gary - Team Ridge Riders GRRR
Rode from El Encanto park in Duarte.
To the Rio Hondo Bike Trail to the Los Angles River Trail to Long Beach.
Ate lunch at Dogz Bar & Grill - Yum good food.
Rode back on the San Gabriel River Trail to El Encanto Park.
Great Day / Great Ride
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Avast Matey ~ There be Pirates

Route

Queen Mary
(01/19/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 5) Saturday 01/14/12
40 mi w/Newhall Bicycle Company (9 riders)
Rode Soledad Cyn to Sand Cyn to Little Tujunga cyn roads.
Reversed direction at the high point and came back Placerita Cyn rd.
Nice day, cool temp, good climbing weather, about 4000 ft. of climbing.
YaHooie
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RayClone,  Jorge, Gary, Nacho, Roger in front

Route
(01/15/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 4) Wednesday 01/11/12
66 mi W/Ron and Gary
Rode from Vons Claremont Baseline, Foothill, and was on way up to Sierra Madre.
Where Ron experienced a mechanical failure.
His front derailleur cable broke.
So we detoured down to Grand and the I-210 the closest bike shop.
Got it fixed and continued back up to Sierra Madre & SR39, then to the SGRT.
Rode the SGRT until the repaving detour on Peck Rd.
Took surface streets over to the beginning of the  North Rio Hondo Trail,
the other side of the Whittier Narrows and another flood gate on this side.
Had a snack, turned around and retraced our route back to Claremont.
Nice day, good ride.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Turned around at west side of Whittier narrows.  flood gates here also.

Look at the size of that bicycle type roller chain on the flood gate!
(01/11/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 3) Monday 01/09/12
60 mi w/Ron and Gary
Another great summer like January day.
Rode from Corona (Green River Rd) down the SART to Huntington Beach.
John and Eden rode the last 8 mi to the Beach with us.
Rested and snacked at Huntington then returned.
A fast spin we had favorable winds both down and on the return trip.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Huntington turnaround

John, Eden, Gary, Ron
(01/09/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 2) Saturday 01/07/12
40 mi w/Newhall Bicycle Co (15 riders)
Rode from the shop on the bike trails to the Old Ridge Route.
Climbed the Ridge Route to Templin Hwy.
This is normally a long, but easy climb.
But today, due to some Wizard of OZ winds blowing down the pass,
it was a extreamely hard climb. A Ridge Riders delight...
Then on the way back down, with the winds help, it was a 55+ mph roller coaster ride.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike


(01/08/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 1) Wednesday 01/04/12
60 mi w/Gary & Ron
Rode from Vons Claremont. Out Baseline/ Foothill/ Sierra Madre to SGRT.
SGRT to a little past Peck Rd in Pico Rivera.
The SGRT is closed here, they are repaving a section between
Peck rd and Whittier Narrows dam.
Turned around when the bike trail turned to dirt and returned.
Anyway it was a beautiful warm, 86 degree, crystal clear January day.
Rode back up the bike trail to The El Encanto turnoff, in Azusa Cyn
 then back down 39 to Sierra Madre.
Stopped at Pepe's Tacos for some lunch, yum, yum, yum..
Then continued back to Claremont.
YaHooie
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Gary, RayClone, Ron at Santa Fe Dam

Gary and Ron on the SGRT

YUM  ~ Pepe's for tacos
(01/04/12)

2B: Rode Claremont to montrose ride cool down into Pasadena and back 65mi (01/14/12) (01/15/12)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 11) Saturday 12/31/11
Last day of 2011
YaHooie
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Ride Your Bike

(12/31/11)

B: Montrose 40mi
Cleared all 4 hills with the group, barely.
Game on!
SDSR Cat 5 Champion in training.
Mark your calendars. March 16-18.


(12/11/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 10) Wednesday 12/28/11
31 mi w/Gary and Ron
Rode from the Big A to Huntington Beach on the SART
Ate lunch and rode back.
Nice day
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Gary, Ron, RayClone
(12/29/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 9) Tuesday 12/27/11
38 mi w/B
Rode to Camp Williams and returned.
GRR to the fork and down GMR north to East Fork to CW.
Beautiful Day - Fast Spin
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

(12/27/11)

RayClone: 8) Sunday 12/25/11
10 mi
Rode BeachBikes at HB
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike
(12/25/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 7) Saturday 12/24/11
12 mi on Mountain Bike
Rode the MTB on the Coldwater Cyn Truck Trail.
The CWC Truck Trail is on the north side of Cow Canyon
Opposite side of GRR
MBV - mouthCWC - Return
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Coldwater Cyn Truck Trail

Waterfall second cyn

top of waterfall
(12/27/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 6) Wednesday 12/21/11
43 mi w/B, Ron, and Morgan
Rode the Claremont ~ Santa Fe Dam ~ Claremont out an back.
Morgan joined us around Web School and rode the rest of the ride.
She rides with Now and Novardis Cycling
Fast spin - good draft - fun ride
Today is the Winter Soltice, the days will be getting longer!
Yahooie! 
Ride Your Bike

click for album
(12/21/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 5) Saturday 12/17/11
44 mi w/Newhall Bicycle Co
Rode from the shop to LACO Fire Camp 9 and returned.
Fire Camp 9 is located atop the highest peak on Forest Route 3N17.
About a 4000 ft climb.
A Beautiful day, great climb, good friends.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Click for album
(12/18/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 4) Wednesday 12/14/11
43 mi w/Ron and Gary - an out and back.
Rode from Von's Clmnt to the SGRT .
Then down to Santa Fe Dam.
Had a quick snack and returned.
Nice day, cool temp.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Ron, RayClone, Gary @ Santa Fe dam

Route
(12/14/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 3) Saturday 12/10/11
60 mi w/Newhall Bicycle Company - 10 riders
Rode from the shop out Soledad Cyn to Acton.
Escondido Cyn to Agua Dulce and then back to Newhall.
Great crew, beautiful day, good ride.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

(12/11/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 2) Wednesday 12/07/11
75 mi loop w/Ron and B
Rode from Ron's in Upland to Corona.
Took the Santa Ana River Trail to Yorba Linda.
Exited at Imperial Hwy and rode through Yorba Linda, Brea, Diamond Bar, Pomona,
Claremont and Back to Ron's in Upland.
I flatted at mi 19 in Mira Loma.
A quick fix and we continued.
Great day, good time, perfect weather.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Route
(12/07/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 1) Saturday 12/03/11
70 mi w/Newhall Bicycle Co / 10 riders
Took the Old Road out of Newhall up to Castaic Lake,
Lake Hughes, and Elizabeth Lake.
Returned by San Francisquito Canyon road.
Cold morning start 37 degrees.
Stayed cool and windy all day.
Almost 5000 ft of climbing on this ride.
Beautiful day, good ride, good friends.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike
(12/04/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 10) Tuesday 11/29/11
106 mi w/Ron
Another Foothills to Beach to Foothills Loop
Rode from Von's Claremont Baseline, Foothill, Sierra Madre to the SGRT.
SGRT to Seal Beach, PCH to Huntington Beach.
Ate lunch in Huntington then up the SART to the Big A.
Through Anaheim, Fullerton, Brea, Diamond Bar, Pomona and back to Claremont.
Great day, good weather, good ride.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Ship in Anaheim Bay
(11/29/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 9) Saturday 11/26/11
44 mi w/The Newhall Bicycle Co
8 of us rode the Little Tujunga Cyn loop counter clockwise from the Shop.
Beautiful day, Good fun.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

The Route

DJ & Stacy

Jeff, DJ, Stacy

Jeff

Roger, Jeff, Stacy
(11/27/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 8) Wednesday 11/23/11
43 mi w/Ron - The Baldy, Foothill, GMR, GRR loop.
Rode down the Baldy Rd to Ron's in Upland.
Took Baseline/Foothill to GMR.
Then up GMR/GRR back to Baldy for me.
Ron got a flat at 40mph on the way down the Baldy road.
The steep fast part above the tunnels...
The tire came off the rim and the tube tangled in the brake, spokes, and quick disconnect.
The wheel stopped turning, and Ron kept it upright as he skidded to a stop.
YOW! Bad deal about the flat, good deal that he was able to kept it upright....
YowHooie
Ride Your Bike

RayClone and Ron at the GMR maint shed

Ron's flat carnage
(11/23/11)

(Anon): 7) Monday 11/21/11
No ride today, still cold and wet up here in MBV.
The temperature never went above 48 today.
Put together a album of collages used here on the blog
check it out:   BIKE  COLLAGES
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike (11/21/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 6) Wednesday 11/16/11
106 mi w/Ron
Rode from Von's Claremont Baseline, Foothill, Sierra Madre to the SGRT.
SGRT to Seal Beach, PCH to Huntington Beach.
Ate lunch, then up the SART to the Big A.
Through Anaheim, Fullerton, Brea, Diamond Bar, Pomona and back to Claremont.
B hooked up with us in the Brea Cyn and rode with us back to Claremont.
Great day, good weather, good ride.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Route
(11/16/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 5) Sunday 11/13/11
54 mi Baldy-SGRT-GMR-GRR-Baldy loop
Rode down the Baldy frontside... thats a free 9 miles of no pedaling.
Was planning on riding to the beach.  Got to Glendora and plans changed.
Called Matt and Annette to see if they were available to ride up GMR.
Annette was, after she got done working, and Matt was not.
So I rode to SR39 and stopped at Pepe's for Tacos. Yum!
Rode up 39 to the SGRT, then down and back around to Glendora.
Annette was almost done by then. Talked w/Bill while waiting. Nice meeting you Bill.
Rode up GMR w/ Annette, she went back at Priceless (nice view of the valley here).
I continued up GMR, GRR, to Baldy.
Beautiful Day.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Click image for Album
(11/13/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 4) Wednesday 11/09/11
60 mi w/Gary and Ron
Rode from Von's in Claremont, Baseline & Mills.
Across Baseline/Foothill/Sierra Madre to the SGRT.
Down the SGRT to the Santa Fe Dam.
Decided on another 10 mi to the Whittier Narrows Dam.
Reversed route and rode back.
An absoulty beautiful day.
Good friends, good ride.
Had pizza and beer at Roundtable when we returned.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike
(11/09/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 3) Saturday 11/05/11
47 mi w/The Newhall Bicycle Co ( 6 of us)
Rode from the shop to Santa Susana area to climb Box and Black Cyn roads.
Climbed up Box cyn to Santa Susana Pass Rd, then climbed Black Cyn to the
 RocketDyne (Boeing) site.
And then down Woolsey Cyn and returned the same way we rode out.
'Sweet Jesus', Box and Black canyon roads are brutal...
Box Cyn is 3 miles of 9%... Then Black Cyn is 2 miles of 15 to 25%...
YOW! Be afraid.... Makes the Baldy Rd seem like kid stuff...
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

click image for album
(11/05/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 2) Friday 11/04/11
Last official MWF of DST season.
Arghhhhh ! No Ride - Rain/Snow day.
Snow is already gone and should be warmer soon.
I will keep riding the MWF when it is above 40 and dry/no snow,
probably earlier in the day.
E-mail bike@rayclone.com early in day if interested in riding.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike
(11/04/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 1) Wednesday 11/02/11
43 mi w Ron  - Baldy/GMR/GRR loop
A beautiful day. Couldn't wait until evening to ride.
Went out at 11:00a
Rode down the hill to Ron's in Upland, Euclid and 23rd.
Took Baseline/Foothill to GMR.
Up GMR/GRR back to Baldy.
The treat I left at the GMR maint shed on Halloween was still there and yummy.
Great day, great ride.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike
(11/02/11)

BB: Wasn't invited to the "cool guy" ride and I know it's not because I'm a near cripple cause I see another broken old fella made it. Congrats Ron! Good to see you didn't let the torch burn out. Rode the second to last MWF of the season. Rode the upper GRR plateua a couple times. (19mi) Don't know what we're going to do Fri. Snow in the forecast. (11/02/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 7) Sunday 10/16/11
60 mi
Rode from Claremont to Whittier Narrows and back.
Took Baseline, Sierra Madre, SGRT to the Narrows.
Returned the reverse of the same route.
Stopped for some yummy tacos at Pepe's on the way back.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Flood Gates at Whittier Narrows

Motors that control flood gates

A ground squirrel that thought I was going to feed him
(10/16/11)

BB: I overheard some trick or treaters say they got nothing at the K/D residence. I offered some ideas as to a suitable trick.... (11/02/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 6) Friday 10/14/11
25 mi MWF/GRR
Took Mon and Wed off.
A Beautiful Friday on the GRR.
There were a lot of hunters out looking for Bambi.
Saw a few spiders and lizards on the road, and got stung by a wasp, ouch!
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike
(10/14/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 5) Sunday 10/09/11
106 mi w/Alan
A Beautiful day down to the beach and back.
Rode from Von's in Claremont across Baseline, Foothill, Sierra Madre to the SGRT.
Down the SGRT to Seal Beach, PCH to Huntington Beach.
Ate lunch in HB
Saw Beanz, Gina and crew in Huntington Beach just befor getting on the SART
to ride home. Mr Beanz and his Bike Rides
Got off the SART at the Big A and rode through Fullerton, Brea, Brea Cyn,
Diamond Bar, Pomona, Claremont and back to Von's.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Route

Beanz and crew at the HB hangout

The Big A
(10/09/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 4) Saturday 10/08/11
10 mi w/B
Rode the flats between the Village and Reward.
Slow spin pedal turner.
Going to ride 100 tomorrow.
To Huntington Beach and back.
Start and Finish at Von's in Claremont.
Baseline and Mills to SGRT, PCH to HB,
and back up SART, Brea Cyn, Pomona, to Clmnt.
If your interested be at Von's at 8:30.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

B at Cow Canyon saddle
(10/08/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 3) Friday 10/07/11
25 mi MWF/GRR
Beautiful blue skies in Paradise.
Very quiet on the road.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike
(10/07/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 2) Wednesday 10/05/11
Rain Day
Waiting for blue skies.
(10/06/11)

A Very Ghostly Sub 19: 17) Monday HALLOWEEN 10/31/11
25 mi MWF/GRR
A very DEAD road tonight
No Trick or Treaters, a couple of Spiders.
A Beautifully Spooky Halloween evening.
The moon was a waxing crescent.
Left a treat at the maintenence Shed.
YaHooooooooie
Ride Your Bike
(10/31/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 16) Sunday 10/30/11
30 mi slow spin
Rode Westlake to lake Sherwood, Hidden Valley, Conejo,
Thousand Oaks and back to Westlake.
Beautiful day
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Lake Sherwood Hidden Valley
(10/30/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 15) Saturday 10/29/11
45 mi w/The Newhall Bicycle Co
Rode north from the shop on the bike path to Sand Cyn.
Sand Cyn to Little Tujunga Cyn.
Up and across Tujunga Cyn and down to Foothill Blvd.
Foothill to the Newhall Pass, and back to the shop.
About 4000 ft of climbing, Good friends, good fun.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

click picture for album
(10/30/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 14) Friday 10/28/11
22 mi w/Sarah
Got my daughter Sarah a new Bianchi Cortina hybrid.
Great deal & great service
Newhall Bicycle Co.
24261 Main St.
Newhall Ca
661-284-6187
We rode 4 times around the lake here in Westlake Village.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike
(10/28/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 13) Wednesday 10/26/11
25 mi w/Alan and B MWF/GRR
Started with Alan and B and rode the the maint shack turnaround.
I saw Matt riding up GMR.
I went back to Monroe saddle to wait for Matt, where B and alan had stopped.
B and Alan left as I rode up, I stayed and talked with Matt.
Got back just before dark.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike
(10/26/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: B, Ya left after me... ya didn't ride to the normal turnaround.... Ya got back just before me... Ships in the night (10/25/11)

Bb: Rode mwf by myself. Didn't see ya. Finished in the dark. (10/25/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 12) Monday 10/24/11
25 mi MWF/GRR slow spin.
A quiet road tonight.
Cool evening, It had rained lightly earlier today.
Nice sunset.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike
(10/24/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 11) Sunday 10/23/11
112 mi w/The Newhall Bicycle Company 10 riders
This was supposed to be the annual 150 mi ride,
But due to some changes it was 112 mi.
We left Newhall and went south through the Newhall Pass.
Down to Griffith Park and on to the LA River Trail.
Took the LART south to the intersetion on the Rio Hondo River Trail.
Took the RHRT north and exited near El Monte then north, up Santa Anita Ave
through Arcadia and then Baldwin Ave to Sierra Madre.
Ate Lunch at Lucky Baldwins Delirum Cafe in Sierra Madre.
Took Sierra Madre Blvd, New York Ave, and Foothill Blvd back to the Newhall Pass.
A Great ride, lots of fun and friends.
There was one minor crash..
Jorge got caught up crossing some RR tracks,
one spot of road rash, and a bent derailluer, all OK, he continued riding.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike


The Route
(10/24/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 10) Friday 10/21/11
25 mi MWF/GRR
Went out early to get home before dark.
Nice evening and even cooler than Mon. or Wed. Starting to feel like winter.
There were a lot of alligator lizards on the road tonight.
Took an easy spin, going for a big ride on Sunday.
Going to ride 150 mi from Newhall to Seal beach and return to Newhall.
Anyone interested riding with the Newhall Bicycle Company on this epic ride.
Be at the bike shop @ 6:00am Sunday
24261  1/2  Main Street
Newhall, CA.  91321
(661) 284-6187
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike
(10/21/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 9) Wednesday 10/19/11
25 mi w/B and Alan
Went out early at 4:30.
A beautiful day, cooler that Monday.
Lots of hunters still looking for Bambi.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

(10/19/11)

A TGhostly Sub 19: 1) Monday 10/3/11
25 mi MWF/GRR
A cool evening ride, temp in the 50's.
It was very quiet out here compared to last Friday.
Saw 1 Tarantula, 1 cyclist, and a couple of cars.
The moon is at a waxing cresent 50% this evening.
The full moon is Oct 11, watch out for Loup-Garou.
Be scared...
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike
(10/03/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 8) Monday 10/17/11
25 mi
Started with B, he rode to the corner where he broke his back.
I continued to the maintenence shed.
Saw Matt and talked for awhile.
Stayed a bit long and rode most of the return climb in the dark.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Matt and Rayclone at the maint shed

Another sunset from the GRR
(10/17/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 5) Friday 09/09/11
25 mi MWF/GRR
Beautiful cool evening in Paradise.
No cars on road until the way back,
Near Peacock saddle Ronald and Cheryl were getting a wedding picture taken.
There was nearly a full moon tonight.
Rode the last portion with a moon shadow.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Turnaround at the maint shack

Iron Mtn, Mt Baldy Ridge / Sunset GRR

Ronald & Cheryl Wedding picture

Sunset GRR
(09/09/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 8) Friday 09/16/11
25 mi w/B
Fast spin.
Quiet evening in Paradise.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

B on GRR
(09/16/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 7) Wednesday 09/14/11
25 mi w/Alan
Got a late start this evening 5:50
Saw 8 deer and a few spiders crawling the road.
It was on the edge of darkness at the Monroe turnaround.
And was dark on the ride back to MBV.
Although dark it was a nice ride through Paradise.
Better bring a light next time.. (or start earlier).
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

GRRR ...  Creatures on the edge of darkness
(09/14/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 6) Sunday 09/11/11
75 mi w/Alan
Rode from Corona down the SART to Imperial hwy,
then took Imperial to Santiago Cyn.
Rode Santiago to Cooks Corner in Lake Forest.
Was planning on getting a bite to eat at Cooks Corner....
But.... there was close to 3000 motor cycle riders there...
They were having a 9-11 Memorial run from Cooks to Long Beach.
Found a less crowded place to eat in Lake Forest.
Flatted twice on the way down, both times from goats head thorns... Arghhh
Ride back to Corona was uneventful.
Anyway great day, great ride, good road.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike


Route

a few motors @ Cooks
(09/11/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 4) Wednesday 09/07/11
25 mi w/Alan and Edge
Not too hot, medium spin, a great evening in Paradise.
Saw a fox and a couple of tarantulas.
Great ride.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Tres Amigos @ Monroe

Sunset from GRR
(09/07/11)

RayClone: 3)Sunday~Monday  09/4~5/11
Monday - The RTTT (Run To The Top) was canceled about an hour into the race.
The Forest and Sherrif's determined that there was too much lightning danger.
Anyway.... back to Sunday before...
I hiked up around 2:00p on Sunday 09/04/11 to spend the night on top.
It was a bit cloudy and a couple of  showers as I drove up to the top of lift #4.
Nothing horrible, it was stopped and clear at top of the ski lift.
The hike up to where I was going to camp was uneventful.
Saw some friends camping about 200 yards below where I was.
They set up a nice camp, although they had no tent.
I set up my spot, I use a solo biv tent, it has a rain, wind fly.
Everything in my camp was on and secure.
I hiked around the top and down to to the lift without the 40#  pack I had taken up.
30# was my stuff and 10# the Clocks and Radios for the run tomorrow.
It was a beautiful evening, good pictures, a couple of micro showers, all good.
There were both clouds and clear sky with stars, and a few more quick showers,
and some lightning somewhere north.
I turned in at 10:00p.
At 3:00am all hell broke loose... The sky opened with a loud crash.
A thunder, lightning, wind, rain storm, and temperatures of 40 degrees outside.
There was so much rain, lightning, and thunder. I wasn't going to stick my head out.
It was nice, dry and warm in the tent, although scary because of the lightning
striking all around.
I stayed awake, cooked coffee and breakfast in the tent.
There were several of these storms before 6:00am, and the lightning had stopped.
The rest of the RTTT crew was showing up about 6:45~7:00
By 7:00 it had cleared and we were ready for a race.
Made contact with the start crew and there was a successful 8:00am start.
The clocks were running.  Around 8:30 we heard that the race might be canceled.
At 9:00 before the first runners make the top, we got word that it was canceled,
and about 100 had started and were running before cancellation.
We, the top crew, decided to stay and time the few that would be at the top.
At 11:30, 200+ had finished, and were happy to get run times.
We got word to close it down, the sheriff had to sweep the hill.
BTW: there was no lightning or rain after 6:00a.
YaHooie
Life Is Good
Time to ride bikes again.

Sunday - A rainbow over the Devil's Backbone - click picture for album
(09/07/11)

RayClone: 2) Sunday & Monday 4-5/09/11 Labor Day
I will not be riding Monday Evening
I do the timing on the Mt Baldy Run To The Top
I am Hiking up Mt Baldy on Sunday, around noon.
I spend the night at the top, wake to do the timing on Monday.
Then hike down Monday afternoon.
I've been doing this the past 20+ years.
This is another slice of the Paradise pie.
YaHooie
Life is Good

Mt Baldy Run To The Top

Sunrise is @ 06:18
(09/04/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 14) Friday 09/30/11
25 mi MWF/GRR slow spin
Lots of people and critters out on this beautiful evening in Paradise.
Saw 5 cyclist riding toward Baldy and cars with people cruising GRR.
Saw several deer, a few tarantulas,bats, lizards and a small snake.
The crack between the earth and the sky was spectacular this evening.
Clear blue and orange sky with light rain.
The Rainbow from the top of Mt San Antonio (Baldy).
Red sky at night a Ridge Riders delight.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Baldy panorama (click image for album)

crack between earth and sky (click image for album)

There is a pot of gold at the top (click image for album)

Red sky at night a Ridge Riders delight (click image for album) (09/30/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 13) Wednesday 09/28/11
25 mi w/Alan
Fast spin, a beautiful evening in Paradise.
Started early at 16:50 so we would get back before dark.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

RayClone and Alan at GMR maint shed
(09/28/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 12) Monday 09/26/11
25 mi
Where is everybody?
Another very quiet evening on the ridge.
Saw the usual critters...  Deer, Tarantulas, Lizards, A Snake, and Birds
YaHooie GRRR
Ride Your Bike

GRRR
(09/26/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 11) Friday 09/23/11
25 mi
A slow spin through Paradise.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Sunset

Sunset

GRR Panorama
(09/23/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 10) Wednesday 09/21/11
25 mi
Another one of those beautiful, quiet evenings in Paradise.
No cars on the road, but a lot of tarantulas out cruising, and a few bats.
Was sitting at the maint shed turnaround, and saw a couple of cyclists ride up GMR.
Greg and Shawn were riding up from Glendora.
It is getting dark by 7:30 now.
Every 5 minutes spent resting at the maint shed
is another mile of darkness at the end of the ride.
Good I had a light, the last 3 miles were in the dark.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Greg and Shawn at the maint shed

Purple Mountains Majesty

Eight Legged Cruiser
(09/21/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 9) Monday 09/19/11
25 mi
Beautiful evening in Paradise
Met Ron and Matt at the Monroe turnaround.
It was good to see Ron back on the road.
It is getting dark early, a light is a good thing.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Matt, Ron, Rayclone
(09/19/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 1) Friday 09/02/11
25 mi w/Edge
Slow spin, lots of traffic on GRR this evening.
Saw 5 Tarantulas and several deer.
It is getting dark by 8:00p.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Mt Baldy & a couple of 8 legged cruisers
(09/02/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 1) Wednesday 08/03/11
25 mi w/Edge, B, and Alan
Just a wonderful evening in Paradise.
Cool, Crisp, Clean air, little traffic.
Good friends, this the Death Ride Group finishing group.
Saw A doe and 2 fawns.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Alan, RK, B

Edge, Alan, B
(08/03/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 7) Sunday 08/21/11
75 mi w/Alan and Garry
Rode from Corona to Huntington Beach and Back.
Beautiful day.
Saw Beanz and Gina at Huntington.
Nice seeing you.
Check out his site Mr. Beanz and His Bike Rides.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Gina and Beanz @ Huntington Beach  / Santa Ana River Trail
(08/21/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 6) Friday 08/19/11
25 mi MWF/GRR
Slow spin through Paradise.
Little traffic, a very nice evening.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Just me and my shadow
(08/19/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 5) Wednesday 08/17/11
25 mi w/Rick, Edge, B, and Alan
Medium to Fast spin.
Yo Pirates, another beautiful 75 degree evening in Paradise.
Don't let another year go by without riding one of these evenings in Paradise...
 GRR/MWF
There isn't much better than this.....
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Paradise

Pirates - Alan, Rick, RayClone, B, and Edge
(08/17/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 4) Monday 08/15/11
25 mi w/Edge and Rick
A beautiful 70 degree evening in Paradise.
Saw a few lizards, a tarantula, a rattle snake, and 3 deer.
Missed the picture of the snake.. it slithered away by the time I had turned around.
Got the rest of the critters though...
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

Paradise

Critters Edge & Rick
(08/15/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 3) Friday 08/12/11
70 mi
Dropped a car off at Huntington Beach, then rode my bike home.
Got a late start, left Huntington at 4:15p
Rode up the San Gabriel River Trail.
Ate dinner at Pepe's Tacos @ 6:45 after getting off the bike trail.
Pepe's is at the 39 and Sierra Madre in Azusa, Yum good food.
Got to the Glendora Mountain Road in time for a moonlight ride home to Baldy.
Very little traffic on the ride up GMR/GRR.
Absolute Paradise.
YaHooie
Ride Your Bike

San Gabriel River Trail

Rode GMR/GRR in a moon shadow (08/13/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: Hey FYI: I'll be down in Cabo for a week 08/05~10/2011
You swabs need to drop your coxs and grab your socks and ride your bikes..
When I get back we are going to celebrate B's Birthday and ride a hun.
(don't get excited it's not Attila)
I'll be back on Aug 11th
Be Ready!
Stay tuned

Club Cascadas De Baja
Camino Viejo a San Jose, Cabo San Lucas, Los Cabos, 23410, Mexico
(08/04/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 12) Wednesday 08/31/11
25 mi W/Edge and Alan
Much cooler this evening 70 ~ 66
Fast spin ~ 1:42 pedal time.
A couple of groups of cyclists on the road this evening.
4 from the GMR side and 2 from the GRR side
YaHooie
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Steve and Chris from Baldy

Kelly, Mike, Dave, Dennis rode up GMR
(08/31/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 11) Monday 08/29/11
25 mi w/ Edge and B
Another great evening in Paradise
It was 90 degrees when we left the village, and 75 when we returned.
Saw Matt on the Monroe climb, he was stopped looking at a rattle snake.
It was hidden in the bushes, but was buzzing like crazy the whole time we talked.
We continued up to the Maint shack, then back to the Monroe turnaround.
The climb up Reward this evening  was good.
YaHooie
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RayClone, Edge, B, and Matt at the Monroe turnaround

(08/29/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 10) Friday 08/26/11
25 mi

G R R    P A R A D I S E

YaHooie
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(08/26/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 9) Wednesday 08/24/11
25 mi w/Alan and Edge
Another great evening in Paradise, nice temp, not hot.
The days are getting shorter, sigh... Don't miss these great evening bike rides.
Saw bats and spiders (tarantulas) this evening.
YaHooie
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Mt Baldy/GRR

Edge and Alan
(08/24/11)

A Ghostly Sub 19: 8) Monday 08/22/11
25 mi w/Edge
It cooled off nicely this evening... A 70 degree cruise through Paradise.
I flatted at the beginning of the ride, just before the reward decent.
Other than that a great evening  with no cars on the road.
YaHooie
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Edge at the Maint shack turnaround
(08/22/11)