Sunny and 60

We will do Saturday's ride Sunday instead

We leave from One Mile at 8:00am. We will only ride to
Pulga (36 miles) before turning around.

It is an out-back ride. We will group-ride at 17-18 mph
out to Pentz Rd.

There the climbing begins and we will slowly split up
on the way up. Some will ride to the Yankee Hill store,
most will likely make it to Jarbo Gap (store / fire station),
while a few will roll down to the Pulga bridge and come back
up. Talk to others and see what they are planning on doing.

On the section from Jarbo Gap to Pulga there will be a great
view and, at this time of the year, plenty of spectacular
water falls coming off the rock walls.

Ride as far as you can, rest (at the store) and then head
back the same way you came out. The riders further up the
(hill) road will likely catch back up to you on the way back
down and back to Chico.

Crossing the bridge over Oroville Lake going up Hwy 70, stay
to the right on the bridge (there are plates) -- there are
three grates that will catch your wheels if you ride over
them -- in both directions.

Also, crossing the bridge on the way up, note that the train
tracks run right under the road way on the bridge and into
the hill side on the other side-- and continue under ground
until it comes out on the other side of Jarbo Gap, 1,300' below
in the canyon to the right next to the river. At the Pulga
Bridge the tracks run below the bridge -- if you are lucky
you will get to see an "any" train way down there.

The ride heads out past Butte College (16 miles/300'),
over to and right, onto Pentz Rd. (21 miles/780'),
left and up Hwy 70 (22 miles / 720'),
past the look-out point (1,863'), 1 mile from Yankee Hill,
through Yankee Hill (store on the left/27 miles/2,027'),
past a second store, on the right (27.25 miles/2,075'),
through Deadwood and up over Jarbo Gap (store/30 miles/2,360'),
down to Pulga (36 miles/1,500') and back to Chico.