IBP - Big T - Angeles Crest

Brilliant idea by Bo:  ride up the old Toll Road to Mt Wilson on Columbus Day.  Two problems:  (1) the Toll Road is impassabe on a road bike according to CiclaValley, and (2) nobody else in IBP is either a banker or gov't employee with Monday off!

So, our merry band of IBP'ers set off on Sunday north in the Valley towards Big Tujunga Canyon and up the back way.

Leading the charge into the warm Santa Ana headwind was Bernd the Beast, frequently attacked by Bo, followed by Skip, Don and Angela, with Dr. Carley and Ken making sure nobody was left for dead.

Bo was frustrated that we weren't climbing over boulders on the Toll Road!

At the intersection of Big T and Angeles Highway (leading up to Angeles Crest), the group split, with Bernd heading off into the deep interior with no water, food nor cell service in sight.  Bo, Don, Angela and Carley followed, to make sure he didn't get into any trouble.  Really, though, if the sh!t hit the fan, Bernd would be the only one to make it out alive!

Skip and Ken had things to do back in LA, so we headed up towards Angeles Crest, and down the front to La Canada - Flintrigdge.

Our ride was quite civilized, and yes, some would say, easy!

The others did end up climbing Mt Wilson, and Bernd even did it twice, resulting in a 7-1/2 hour epic marathon!  One of them will have to tell it... Well done to those poor sods!

P.S. See the animation on Relive.cc:  https://www.relive.cc/view/739762230

P.P.S. This write-up is my first attempt at Storyteller - so, I'm just playin' around.  The others did a much harder and more interesting ride, and they're gonna have to tell it themselves!

Type: 
Ride
Workout_type: 
default
Date: 
2016-10-09T13:37:22Z
Avg Pace: 
2:43/km
Elevation: 
1592.3
Distance: 
93994.3
Moving time: 
15362
Activity id: 
739762230
Strava title: 
IBP - Big T - Angeles Crest
Total photo count: 
3
Title: 
IBP - Big T - Angeles Crest
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Average speed: 
6.119
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