The
annual Free Lunch Rides was today, beginning in Healdsburg.
If you attended the club meeting in February and stamped and affixed
labels to our Wine Country Century fliers, you got a token for a free
lunch at El Sombrero.
The weather finally cooperated, with sunny skies and a little north
breeze (no rain after 6 consecutive weekends of rain). The
brisk riders took-off first followed by the moderates and then the
leisurely riders, hoping for all three rides to end at about the
same time for lunch.
We headed up West Dry Creek, one of the best roads in Sonoma County.
It has mountains on one side and vineyards on the other. In
a month or two, after it warms-up a bit, it is the prettiest road
around. After going up and over Canyon Road to Geyserville,
we headed south, with a nice tail-wind. The moderates were
doing 24 MPH, so the brisk riders must have been flying through
here.
Then it was back to Healdsburg (Fitch Mtn loop for the frisky brisk
group) and some burritos. Just a wonderful ride and day, especially
after recent weekends of rain and cold temperatures. |