21 Jan 2009
Marc writesL:
This ride was advertised as the first mid-week ride of the Obama administration. That seemed as good an excuse as any for a ride. The Captain’s timing in setting up the ride could have improved, however. The ride was scheduled for the day following a week of record setting high temperatures and blue skies. We had gray sky and a touch of rain. However, at the final stop of the day those riders not wearing waterproof gear put their rain gear on, insuring that we’d not see a further drop of rain the rest of the day. Thank you!
Five riders, fine dining (Denny’s and Jack-in-the-Box), one burnt out headlamp, one broken headlamp clamping bail ensuring burnt out headlamp couln’t be replaced in the field, a little bit of water from the sky, 50 degree temperatures, twisty roads, rough roads (Knoxville Rd), closed roads (Sonoma Mountain Rd), etc. A fine ride!
Pictures from Bob, Dick and Marc
![GG Bridge, overcast sunrise](./t-20090121-0718-4906.jpg)
GG Bridge, overcast sunrise
![Mid-Week Rider at GG bridge](./t-20090121-0720-4908.jpg)
Mid-Week Rider at GG bridge
![Morning Traffic](./t-20090121-0728-4911.jpg)
Morning Traffic
![Sunrise over SF](./t-20090121-0732-4914.jpg)
Sunrise over SF
![city sunrise](./t-20090121-0733-0001.jpg)
city sunrise
![Where's the Sumn](./t-20090121-0944-1008.jpg)
Where’s the Sumn
![Some lead....](./t-20090121-0944-1009.jpg)
Some lead….
![... others follow](./t-20090121-0944-1010.jpg)
… others follow
![Preparation](./t-20090121-1028-0001.jpg)
Preparation
![Uh oh](./t-20090121-1028-0002.jpg)
Uh oh
![Broken part in teeth](./t-20090121-1030-0003.jpg)
Broken part in teeth
![Mid-week riders](./t-20090121-1032-0004.jpg)
Mid-week riders
![The Captain](./t-20090121-1111-1018.jpg)
The Captain
![GS boy scout](./t-20090121-1111-1019.jpg)
GS boy scout
![WWWobble and Dick](./t-20090121-1112-1020.jpg)
WWWobble and Dick
![countryside](./t-20090121-1126-0002.jpg)
countryside
![fotoman](./t-20090121-1127-0003.jpg)
fotoman
![Captain's smoke break](./t-20090121-1127-4915.jpg)
Captain’s smoke break
![Brent and Major WWWobble](./t-20090121-1128-4916.jpg)
Brent and Major WWWobble
![Mugwump Videographer](./t-20090121-1130-4917.jpg)
Mugwump Videographer
![Lake Berryessa](./t-20090121-1152-1022.jpg)
Lake Berryessa
![Happy riders](./t-20090121-1222-4920.jpg)
Happy riders
Pictures from The Captain
![Oakville Grade/Agri Burning](./t-chris-01.jpg)
Oakville Grade/Agri Burning
![Oakville Crossover](./t-chris-02.jpg)
Oakville Crossover
![No Major Road](./t-chris-03.jpg)
No Major Road
![Sign INVITES Hunting](./t-chris-04.jpg)
Sign INVITES Hunting
![Bridge Lk Berryessa](./t-chris-05.jpg)
Bridge Lk Berryessa
![Down about 18'](./t-chris-06.jpg)
Down about 18’
![Knoxville/Lower Lk Rd](./t-chris-07.jpg)
Knoxville/Lower Lk Rd
![Vines at Winter Rest](./t-chris-08.jpg)
Vines at Winter Rest
![Napa Valley Flr/Ag burning](./t-chris-09.jpg)
Napa Valley Flr/Ag burning
!['Dim Bulb'n Friends](./t-chris-10.jpg)
‘Dim Bulb’n Friends
![On the Road Again](./t-chris-11.jpg)
On the Road Again