Comments on: Road: Horseshoe Meadows, Whitney Portal, and Onion Valley Climbs

By: mudworm

mudworm — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:23:14 +0000

Hi Cathy, wonder if you already did Onion Valley by now. What do you think of it? I have fond memories of it. So pretty up there. I've not heard of Townes Pass, but will look it up now. Maybe once our DIY house renovation is done, I can try to get back in shape for it.

By: Cbnocal

Cbnocal — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 03:26:24 +0000

Loved reading you TR. I went down and did Whitney Portal by myself as well as Horseshoe Meadows. I was down the same week of the EC Challenge and did that for the 2nd year in a row on the fly. Climbs on the east side of the Sierra's rock. Heading there this weekend to support a friend on EC but hope to get Onion Valley. My last quest there. have you done Townes Pass? See you on the hills
Cathy

By: mudworm

mudworm — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:59:12 +0000

Wow, a double century on a hot summer day! Nice job, you super couple! We sadly won't be able to join the Coe Tour de Swim Holes. As a matter of fact, we probably won't be able to see Coe until September since all our weekends have been booked. That's okay. It'll still be there.

By: Sorcerer

Sorcerer — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 06:41:55 +0000

Great riding you guys!

Last weekend Chris and I joined a small group (total 7 riders) and rode our road tandem from Morgan Hill to San Luis Obispo. A double century! It was a blast.

Coe Tour de Swim Holes this Saturday July 16.

By: mudworm

mudworm — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:29:22 +0000

Well, you know me well, Jeanne. Never efficient at packing, I was also amazed that I was able to get in the car so fast. Not planning on cooking helped. I did forget a few items, but I managed to get by. The ride next morning could hardly be called "early" since our start time was after 10am. I shudder at the thought of a 5:30am start for the Death Ride that's coming up this weekend.

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:32:52 +0000

I love your blogs! Good job. Especially packing up so fast and driving into the night. Then riding the next morning early. oh my goodness.

By: mudworm

mudworm — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:53:27 +0000

George, people would probably say there are no epic climbs in the area (for those, you go to the Sierras), but there are hard climbs in the area. When you are here, check out Bohlman-On Orbit-Bohlman (see my stats at the bottom of the post), and do it 4 times, then you've got yourself an epic ride.

By: George Vargas - The Red Eyed Vireo

George Vargas - The Red Eyed Vireo — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:36:34 +0000

It is my pleasure to "meet" others that love to climb. I might write my own piece at some point about climbs or climbing or something like that. I thought about doing Alta Alpina but the drive was too far. All that time driving I could be climbing or recovering from climbing. What epic climbs do you have in your area? Maybe I will come up there and tackle them.

By: mudworm

mudworm — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:50:29 +0000

You are one of the few I know personally who would seek out the hills to climb. Alison is another one. She has even ridden Mt. Washington, the #1 rated toughest climb in the US! Dirk must belong as well; after all, he finished Alta Alpina Challenge. Who am I missing…

By: mudworm

mudworm — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:44:39 +0000

Hi George, thanks for kindly leaving your comments. On Saturday whole day, we did not see another road cyclist on or off bike. On Sunday, we saw three coming down it when we just started on Onion Valley Road and those were the only three we saw. It's nice you had easy access to the East side. 7.5 hours of driving is a bit too much for us to do on a regular basis, but I definitely would like to check out more riding in the area. We shall return. Climb on, George! -Mei