AACC News

I am always reminded of Bonanza and the Cartwrights when I ride this as it traverses most of the mythical Ponderosa Ranch and surrounds. Met up with Bob, Christine, and Rick in Genoa. Jack, Kerri and Kevin left earlier. Clear Creek provides a quiet way to get about 1000 ft up Spooner Summit without the traffic of Hwy 50. Some locals want to close it to any traffic cutting off access to hiking and Hwy 50. Hope they fail.



Near Sand harbor we caught Jack. Big winds today made for a choppy Lake Tahoe.



The winds were favorable on all three climbs. Bob, Christine and Rick atop Mt. Rose Summit. I was a bit if a slug today.



.....and the 4300 foot descent in the big wind down to sout Reno.



We never saw Kerri and Kevin. They turned south into the Big Wind through Washoe Valley as did Rick and Jack due to time constraints.

So up Geiger we went, me in tow.



Fortunately, Bob had a flat and the winds were favorable for the climb so I slowly wandered up on my own...they almost caught me at the top even with a flat.... :)

Looking back over to Mt. Rose Summit.



After the hive of Scum and Villainy that is Virgina City where the Cartwright Boys always seemed to get into a little trouble, things got serious with the wind. Bob did all the work back to Jacks Valley where we had a nice quartering tail wind to Genoa.

Great ride. Thanks Bob and Christine for the Big Tow! ...and good luck at the Everest Challenge next week.