June 16, 2007: Boulder Creek & Big Basin

Mark and I decided on a training mission for the death ride. Let's go over to the other side of the Santa Cruz Mountains and kick around!

The Route included the following:

• Redwood Gulch
• Hwy 9 to Saratoga Gap
• Hwy 9 to Boulder Creek
• Hwy 9 to Ben Lohman
• Alba
• Empire Grade
• Jamison Creek
• 236 to Big Basin
• 236 to Hwy 9
• Hwy 9 to Saratoga Gap
• Hwy 9
• Pierce
  
• Mt Eden
• Peets
  

The video below is Mark and I coming up Hwy 236 and entering Big Basin Park. The weather was perfect and the sun was shinning. Take a look...







This ride had some real butt kickers in it including Alba. I'm not sure I'd compare it to the back side of Mt. Ham but it is close. Steep and endless...


Ride Stats for the day:

• Distance: 85 miles
• Ascent: 9,600 ft
• Ride Time: 5:29:20
• Ave Speed: 15.2 mph
• Max Speed: 52 mph
• Ave HR: 142 bpm
• Max HR: 190 bpm
• Cadence: 61 rpm

Look on Motion Based:

• http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/3037096

Lots of climbing - good day of training for the death ride...