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Head to the Hills 10 is
here!
It's our 10th birthday. Want some cake? On our birthday, we're
celebrating in style. How about a great weekend of hill and canyon riding in the
East Bay?
Don't miss your chance to experience the East Bay Hills. If you have not read the
riding tips,
please do so now. This will at least tell you how the rest of us will be riding
even if you do already know how to ride in the hills.
| Friday May 13 (Tulip Day) - We're changing bars. Meet at
Heinold's First and
Last Chance located at 48 Webster Street, Oakland, CA 94607 in Jack
London square (MAP
IT) at 8:30PM for a beer before a 9PM departure. We'll figure out a
nifty ride that will take us either through the docks or around the lake
and end up at the super awesome tiki bar,
Trader Vic's, located at 9 Anchor Drive, Emeryville, CA 94608 (MAP
IT). |
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| Saturday May 14 (National Dance Like A Chicken Day) - Meet at
Cole Coffee
located at 6255
College Ave (at 63rd), Oakland, CA 94618 (MAP
IT) at 9:30AM to join us for coffee and a pastry before the ride
leaves at 10:30AM. This is the Iron Butt ride - an awesome 125-mile ride
through some of the best canyon roads in this part of the bay. Don't let the
125 miles of riding scare you, the scenery will be well worth the long
day ahead. The ride will take us into the Oakland/Berkeley Hills, down
Skyline to Redwood Road and onto Castro Valley. From Castro Valley we
will drop down Palomares Road to Niles Canyon and back up Foothill to
Sunol and into Pleasanton where we'll stop for lunch. After fueling up our bellies and
scooters we'll be heading to the small Livermore Municipal Airport and
up into Collier Canyon, and over to Morgan Territory. BTW, Morgan
Territory is awesome! The backside of Morgan territory is a small one
lane road that doesn't see much maintenance and reminds you a lot of
Deliverance. Morgan Territory will lead us into Clayton, then Walnut
Creek. From "The Creek" we'll head into LaFayette and Moraga, back to the tiny
backwoods town of Canyon, up Pinehurst, and back into the Oakland Hills.
A short trek down Sheppard Canyon and into Montclair and we'll soon be
back at Cole Coffee. Although we will
not be riding too fast, this is a long ride best taken on a larger scoot
if available. And did I mention it is EPIC! |
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| Sunday May 15 (National Chocolate Chip Day) -
NO SUNDAY RIDE - BREAKFAST ONLY. Meet at
Westside Bakery Cafe
located at 2570 9th
St. Berkeley, CA 94710 (510)845-5842 (MAP
IT) at 9:30AM to join us for breakfast. The food is good, the place
is busy, and the service is slow. So why no ride? Well, it is going to
rain tonight (nice Spring, eh). The roads will be wet and dangerous
(just what we were trying to avoid) and the dirt in Port Costa will be
mud. Riding in the rain is bad enough, but in the hills is just too
dangerous for us to lead a group of riders of varying degrees of
experience. We'll plan another ride in the fall. Stay tuned. We might
even update the website. Of course, you can always join us for 3rd
Thursday for a drink... |
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