Just for fun.
Up at 5:30:
Long early-morning shadows in Sausalito:
Nicasio reservoir:
Canalside paths behind Petaluma:
Lagunitas Brewing for lunch: taproom, patio, friendly people, space to stash bikes:
We started to ride back.
But it kept getting hotter. Much hotter. Not-conducive-to-biking hotter:
We stopped in patches of shade a few times…
…and later at the Marin Cheese company for flavored ice and a lot of water.
Finally, on Lucas Valley, some shade:
Long evening shadows:
We realized in San Rafael that we wouldn’t beat the sunset back, so might as well stop to load up on pork chops and plantains at Sol Food to sustain ourselves:
After a gorgeous sunset over glassy water, we rode in the deepening dark through Larkspur, along the Mill Valley bike path, up the Sausalito hill, past the press-button-to-open anti-suicide gates on the bridge, through some unpleasantly gusting sidewinds, got temporarily lost in the Presidio in a maze of twisty little bike paths, crunched over broken plastic cups and other Pride weekend detritus at Civic Center…
…and 114 miles and about 5400’ of elevation gain later, were back.
Quite an adventure and a mighty group.
