William -- What a fantastic set of photos, and a wonderful adventure for all of you. Thanks so much for sharing it all with us. -- Forrest
On Aug 24, 1:59 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Some photos are up on my flickr now. > > I got some super great video that I'll piece together for the family > memories vault/ > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758...@n04/4923614167/ > > On Aug 23, 8:26 pm, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > > > William: > > > It's not about the length of the ride, but the depth of the > > adventure. Taking young children on this trip is fantastic. They > > must have had a blast & that's what it's all about. Congrats on > > getting the weather to cooperate! Now when they want to start picking > > out their own gear, you know they're hooked on touring. Good for you. > > > dougP > > > On Aug 23, 6:21 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Talk about perfect timing. > > > > It's been the arctic wasteland summer in El Cerrito, and near the SF > > > bay in general. I wake up in the hils and it's low 50s and shrouded > > > in fog. I'd been halfway dreading the conditions for my late-August > > > S24O on Angel Island in the middle of the bay. > > > > Turns out today was the first legitimately hot day all summer, and > > > last night was the S24O, planned 4 months in advance. I feel like a > > > genius. > > > > There wasn't a ton of riding, by this group's standards, but it was an > > > awesome adventure for me, my 9 year old son and 6 year old daughter. > > > Mom stayed home. The travel included: > > > > 1. Bike to El Cerrito Plaza BART > > > 2. BART to Embarcadero Station > > > 3. Ride to Pier 41 > > > 4. Ferry to Angel Island > > > 5. Bike (mixed terrain) to campsite on East Bay side of the island > > > 6. Reverse same trip next morning to get home > > > > My kids each lugged their share of gear in backpacks, and the > > > Hillborne was impressively laden. I'd love to do the same trip again > > > with more time allotted to riding the great fire roads on Angel > > > Island. Jack Browns were ample, from what I saw. I'll post some > > > shots to my flickr in a bit. I highly recommend that all of you with > > > the chance take your country bike out on Angel Island if you get the > > > chance. Especially on a weekday or an over-nighter. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
