I drove down to Pacific Grove yesterday to do the annual ride here with our riding group. To be more correct, it’s a Western Wheelers LDT ride, but we do a longer route on our own. This year, more of our group came out to ride, which doesn’t always happen, and is a nice ride when it does.
The day was very nice, and we started off in the sun, and it got warmer as we rode away from the ocean. The highlights of this ride is the morning along the ocean, and then some of the quiet roads and climbs, especially as we went up Carmel Valley.
Pictures are below the fold
Some deer were working on the grass at the cemetery near the start of the rideMy bike cockpit, with my Garmin showing where we were goingRiding along the ocean early in the morningWe continued along the ocean for a whileEarly morning as we rode along the oceanIt was enjoying its quite isolation before the crowds showed upThe entrance to the world famous Pebble Beach Golf CourseThe usual goat pasture wasn’t quite as occupied this yearLyresa and Athena at the top of the San Benancio climbThe big group riding up Carmel ValleyNot very many poppies this year, so it was nice to see this patchNot much color on the hills this year, but this section had someSome Lupine as we rode along Carmel ValleyThe top of the Cachagua climbReturning to the start via CarmelSome deer doing some ground maintenance on the Spyglass Hill Golf CourseThe ocean looked nice as we returned to the startRiding along with some water behind meMaureen opens her birthday presentMaureen enjoys her birthday gift
