Meet at the light rail station/park and ride at the corner of Coleman and Winfield. This is a group ride with regroups along the way.

Social ride led at an LM-M pace. Meet at Almaden Lake on the east side of Winfield Boulevard at the rest rooms. This ride takes us through the Almaden Country Club area, then over Graystone/Via Santa Teresa, and past New Almaden to the base of Hick's Road and back. We will stop for caffeine/refreshments/lunch near the end of the ride. Regroups at top of climbs. No one left behind. Ride co-leaders are Leo Hartung (408-997-1979) and Bob Head (408-218-6556). Rain cancels the ride.

Note the later start time as it takes longer to travel to the start location. This ride is going to be an exploration ride. Don't join this ride without an update for a start location from elist. Big Basin has been closed for summer travel because of the fires from last year but I'm hoping that we can travel this route on a bicycle at this time. We can definitely do Hwy 236 Upper but we may have to drive around to pick up the 2 China Grades and we will have to see if we can get to Sky Meadow. Ride start/finish: Parking area along Hwy 9 near Waterman Gap, Northern 236 & Hwy 9 intersection. (Hwy 9 & 236 intersect in the South also so don't confuse these 2) The reason for this adventure, is I'm hoping to cycle all the goats this year. This ride is for people with serious OCD (Obsessive Cycling Disorder) [Map/Route]