ewalstad: Ready to roll to BART
ewalstad: Loading the bikes on Amtrak
ewalstad: Exceeding the design limits will void your warranty
ewalstad: The train ride is so nice
ewalstad: Pre-ride beer on the train to the start
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ewalstad: Sunset from the train
ewalstad: Sunset from the train ride to Davis
ewalstad: The train ride is always too short. Soon we were in Davis and rolling to our hotel rooms.
ewalstad: Our mini bike pile at Crepeville, our start control for the Fleche NorCal
ewalstad: Crepeville seems to be pretty popular. We had a table next to the line which stretched to the front door.
ewalstad: And they're off! Rolling through Davis on our way back to San Francisco by way of Cloverdale, Jenner, and Petaluma.
ewalstad: That old bridge on the way to Winters
ewalstad: The first tractor sighting
ewalstad: Young orchard outside of Davis
ewalstad: There was lot's of this
ewalstad: The stick farm. This is where sticks come from!
ewalstad: Winters
ewalstad: Some of us crossed on the old bridge, some of us took the new bridge.
ewalstad: Carlos and Megan on the old bridge
ewalstad: Putah Creek
ewalstad: The Berryessa Gap. Last year that hillside in the distance was blackened by a recent fire.
ewalstad: Another photo op' at the base of the dam at Lake Berryessa
ewalstad: The dam at Lake Berryessa
ewalstad: Up the hill to the dam
ewalstad: The glory hole still spilling, although much less than when we were here a couple weekends ago.
ewalstad: One never tires of looking at the glory hole
ewalstad: There's always things to do whenever we stop. So, we stretch, eat, adjust layers, apply sunscreen, AND gawk at the glory hole.
ewalstad: Remember to look up. The view up the hill from Lake Berryessa was pretty, too.
ewalstad: Back on the road, time to climbe Cardiac Hill