Los Robles Trail

(from East Coast Bagel)

Saturday

09.24.05

 

Six of us met at the East Coast Bagel parking lot for the first Saturday ride of the Fall biking season.  The weather was, indeed, fall-like--cool and comfortable.  After the initial ride along the street, we hit the dirt for the fireroad climb towards the Los Robles Trail.  Speedy Joe and George had pedaled on ahead of us but then Joe got a flat tire.  When we rode up to them, George and Joe were busy changing the tube and "talking insurance, finances, etc." and urged us to pedal on past.

 

Rueben leads the fireroad climb with Vic and Nelson not far behind.

(note that the fireroad had recently had the mustard cut,

leaving a bed of dried grass to ride on)

 

Eventually we arrived at the bottom of the Los Robles Trail and began the long yet pleasant switchback climb.

 

Nelson enjoying the climb

 

At the top of the switchbacks Joe and George caught up with us and we all continued along the Los Robles Trail until arriving at The Bench where, after a brief stop to refuel and talk, we headed down the Rosewood Trail.

 

Vic, making a rare RCY appearance,

thrills to the Rosewood descent

 

Reuben focuses on the fast downhill

 

From the bottom of Rosewood we took pavement the rest of the way back to our vehicles.

 

I pulled up alongside George to snap this shot on Thousand Oaks Boulevard

 

And a closeup of an intensely happy Joe pedaling along the boulevard

 

We all arrived safely back at the East Coast Bagel parking lot with about 18 miles of dirt and pavement under our tires, ending a splendid Saturday of riding.

 

Robco Baggins