We've been planning this ride for some time...Recently AnnaMarie and I were at the Ocean Beach street fair and saw this poster. I stopped to try to figure out where it was exactly. The lady selling the poster and matching t-shirts knew what I was trying to do and said, "C'mon, you can do it; you'd be the first!"
I realized it's exactly where we planned on ending the ride, right where Highway 78 'T's into Highway 86 at Salton Sea.
58 miles, starting at my house at Lake Cuyamaca (elevation 4800') ending at this sign (elevation 227' below sea level). October 16th. We will leave early morning; if you want to get here the night before and carbo-load, great!
What You Need--- 1) A bicycle (duh) 2) Sustenance 3) Spare inner tubes 4) A good attitude. We will leave cars at the endpoint and drive up the road a few miles to one of Mike Friese's Salton City homes for a victory BBQ.
What We Need--- 1)A chase driver. There must be somebody wanting to participate but not wanting to pedal. 2)Hot chicks to staff the victory BBQ. AnnaMarie's the first volunteer meeting all requirements. 3)A cool t-shirt would be good
Other info---this is a fun ride intended for non-riders. Not a race. Anyone that wishes to bail and ride in the chase truck will be welcome to do so. Alternate plan for the ride if the Santa Ana's are blowing (a headwind would be unfun) we'll go the opposite direction to Mission Beach.
This is a not-to-miss event. Celebrity bicycle mechanic James L. Vandewalle will be coming from NorCal at great expense to participate.
Back to the lady with the poster--I may be getting this wrong but I think she said her husband, who is going blind, took this photo and they are selling the posters/shirts as a fundraiser and awareness raiser for blindness. If there's interest, I'll contact her and see about buying her shirts with this image
4 comments:
That'll be a really neat ride. Good luck :) I wish me & my pink Townie could join in :)
Is that your nickname for Lee?
Would love to do that! I'll see if I can make that happen. I may even be able to supply a hot chick! Wouldn't mind taking my Jeep for a spin at Ocotillo Wells too.
Actually Mike's place backs up to a popular ORV area up against the extreme Southeast corner of the Santa Rosa range.
It would be great to see you again, and at a 10 MPH pace we'd have plenty of time to catch up.
Now, your 'Froading options will be limited if we have to do the alternate ride to the beach
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