It’s been a long time since I’ve had good news to celebrate. It seems like during the past few years there’s been nothing bad news. In fact when the phone rang this morning I thought that it would just be another call to remind me of how bad things can get in one's life. Instead I was happily surprised to hear some good news for a change. Yippee!The morning’s news required me to stay close to home today, but I still needed to do my ride. In order to stay close by I decided to simply ride around the Mill Valley hills. I started in Blithedale Canyon and headed up an around Eldridge Ave. I continued on up most of the streets that are on the east side of the canyon. I was surprised by how many streets that I’d never been on. Riding my bike made exploring the neighborhoods fun. There were some extremely steep grades that I climbed today.
From there I headed over to the west side of the valley. I went up to Cascade Dam where there’s a very unfriendly sign that I don’t remember being there last time. I used to ride down the Zig Zag Trail from Panoramic Highway. It terminates at Cascade Dam and it’s been years since I’ve ridden down that trail, so it's no surprise that I've never seen the sign.I crossed over to Homestead Valley and rode around the loop that includes Montford Street, and Laverne Ave. I ended up back on Miller Ave. and just south of my home. It was a fun afternoon of exploration in my own backyard.
Distance: 13.94 miles
Calories burned: 1,267
Time: 1:21:09 hours
Elevation gain: 1,655 ft
Garmin Connect ride details: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/22174816
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