Gary,

Fantastic! I will get back to with all the details.

Jason

--- In teamalameda@yahoogroups.com, Toi Wong <tkwhawaii@y...> wrote:
> Hey Jason,
> I am up for this ride. Let me know when you have more details.
> Gary
>
> Jason Poindexter <jpoindexter91@h...> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> For those who were interested I have found a Saturday I can get
out
> of work to lead a great ride in the North Bay, July 2. The ride
> will begin in Golden Gate Park taking us through the Presido and
> over the Golden Gate Bridge into Sausalito. From Sausalito we will
> take a a fairly flat route with one small climb that takes us
> through Mill Valley and many other small towns in Marin County
until
> we reach Fairfax. Once we arrive in Fairfax we will take a left
and
> head up the back side of Mt Tamalpais, home to the early Miwok
> Indians many years ago. The Climb takes us through a mountian
> residitial area until we reach Meadow Country Club and then into
one
> of the most epic spots in the bay area. After a little more
> climbing we will decend to a lake surounded by Alpine trees.
After
> crossing the damn that forms the lake we will acsend the famous
> Alpine Damn Climb. It is a pretty steep climb with many
swithbacks
> the entire way on a tight road through the Alpines. Sections of
> this climb are very steep but should be managable for those who
have
> completed some of the recent long Saturday rides. Three years ago
I
> met Lance Armstrong on this climb as he was filming a comercial
for
> Comcast. The same footage was used in that great nike comerical we
> all saw time after time last year.
>
> Once we reach the top the fun is not over yet. After a short
decent
> we break out of the forrest onto the ridge. On a clear day the
> ridge provides fantastic views of the Ocean, Tomalis Bay, Stinson
> Beach, and the Farralon Islands. It really hurts after climbing
> Alpine but you are so distracted by the views that you hardly
> notice. OK that's a lie.
>
> The decent off Tam is a lot of fun but their is a fair amount of
> traffic on the weekends. It is easy to keep the same pace as the
> traffic. The Alpine acsent has almost no cars. At the bottom we
> will be in Mill Valley and head back into the city.
>
> This is my favorite ride in the Bay Area and would love to share
it
> with those who are wiling to make the trip. The mileage is approx
> 60 miles and I won't lie, it hurts! But, if you have acsended Mt.
> Diablo you should have no trouble finishing.
>
> After we see who wants to go I will get back to everyone with
> details on carpooling etc...
>
> Jason
>
>
>
>
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