My first solo ride on a beautiful route

It has been almost a year since I rode the hills and valleys of Skyline Truck Trail and Lyons Valley Road, and I forgot how beautiful the route is, and how much solitude it offers. I didn't get started at exactly 7:30, the summer departure time for our Tuesday/Thursday group, but my start was early enough to enjoy cool morning temperaturs.

I rode my Giant TCX Cyclocross bike so I could stop to visit a friend on the way back. He lives on a graded road and that bike's 700 X 32 tires are much more stable on that loose surface.

Here is the Profile of today's wonderful ride:



I got that fat-tired bike up to more than 40 miles per hour going down the hill south of Horsethief Canyon.