Mid-Week Rides: Dick's Ride
WWWobble says:
Great day!
Great ride!
Dick Z found new roads for all of us.
Warm on the top.
Cool on the coast.
And the Captain *did* hi-jack the ride
Be we all arrived at Phil’s for lunch anyway, Not at exactly the same
time, but close enough.
Did I say it was a great ride?
Zunkel is the Man!
Pictures from Tom and Chris
Report from Dick with more pictures
Route of the “Wendies”
Midweek ride August 17, 2011
Nine riders met at Bobbi’s Restaurant in Cupertino for breakfast and
conversation. Officer, and soon to be counselor, Tom had other business
and did not join the ride. Chris, Bill, Jerry Dave, Charley, Dave, Bob,
and Dick headed south on CA 85 and US 101 to the East Dunne exit in
Morgan Hill. The road climbs gradually, then winds ten miles up to
Henry Coe State Park. With morning fog lifted, the view of Anderson Lake
and surrounding hills was spectacular. After photos and conversation, we
descended from the park over the same road, technically a wende-punkt…
German for “turn around.” We crossed 101 and turned southward on
Monterey Highway to the Watsonville road, which took us to Uvas road
ultimately delivering us to a welcome pit stop by Uvas Reservoir. Tour
leader Dick then guided the cadre to Oak Glen Road, Willow Springs Road
(with terrific sweepers and vistas) to Hale Road, to Llamas Road
ultimately connecting with Oak Glen road, Sycamore Drive and back to the
Watsonville road. This is a giant wende! “We were going in circles,”
Charley later remarked. We crossed Hecker Pass into Watsonville where
months of planning and leadership broke down. Chris overthrew the King
and led us to Elkhorn Slough while Bob and company went directly to
Phil’s Seafood Restaurant in Moss Beach, the ultimate planned
destination. Regardless, the group regrouped and had a fine lunch at
Phil’s. Fighting traffic and rush hour, the Midweek Riders took to the
back roads again (with the exception of Jerry who chose northbound CA 1)
and rode to their respective homes. Weather, perfect! A fine ride with
few mistakes and no “incidents.”
