1 Jan 09
I just rode the Grizzly Peak Cyclists Annual Mt. Diablo New Years Day
ride. Today 40 riders braved the cold foggy morning start at Walnut
Creek B.A.R.T. Station. It is about a 4000' foot climb at about 5%. You
get a 3600 view at the top except today was fog to 2500' elevation and
than you broke out into sun and clear skies. At the beginning and at
the Junction half way up I had to look who was riding what. And at the
Junction there were 40 to 50 more riders besides my club.
I saw these steel lugged bicycles 1 Bruce Gordon,2 Ed Litton, 1
Bridgestone, 1 Davidson (mine), 4 rivendells various models, 2 Steve
Rex's, 1 Paul Taylor with fancy lugs, 1 Della Santa, 1 71 Frejus, 1
Trek, and I Bianchi. Which is a very good reprehensive group for say a
total of 65 bikes.
Steel is real
''Mount Diablo, one of the most important California State Parks, is an
isolated 1173 meter (3849 feet) peak from which it is possible to view
the second greatest surface area seen from any peak in the world
(exceeded only by Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa). Being its highest point,
it is one of the rare places in the Bay Area to receive some snow. The
vegetation of mixed oaks, grasslands, and chaparal is typical of the
interior hills of the Bay Area. ''
<http://www.terragalleria.com/california/california.sf-interior-east-bay.
html>
http://www.parks.ca.gov/