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.

Why do we have this affliction for turning a hard Metric into a harder Century all the time? It's all Steve's fault. :)

A few of us decided to start at the top of Carson Pass and meet the others 17 miles away at the old Iron Mtn Ski area...even before that it was called Peddler Hill.

Heading up Carson Spur from Kirkwood.



After meeting up we had 18 miles of downhill at 35-45 mph....Oh Yeah! Happy Faces on that one. Tom, just behind Ellen.....all Tom did yesterday was 100+ miles and 10,000+ ft of climbing.



Now we have 7000 feet of up and down climbing on shaded, narrow forest roads.....



So here we are...all the guys, ages 12 to 60, waiting at the top of one of the many climbs while Ellen and Jennie fix a flat below.....nice chivalrous guys.....Trevor, Steve, Credence, Rick, Raz, Steve, and Robert. Well, at least Tom went back to help.



Lunch at Capps Crossing.....the only place for water in 45 miles.



At one point we noted that we had ridden for almost 2 hours without seeing a vehicle.



What a great Alta Alpina ride. It has been called Tony's Tough Ride, Mormon Emigrant Loop, Capps Crossing and likely some names I can't repeat here.

Heading back on 88, Rick, Raz, and Robert....Thunder Mountain......



......Ellen and Jennie pulled us guys over Carson spur to Kirkwood Ski Area......



.....and the final insult back up to Carson pass with Rick.....



Thanks Jennie for leading this great club ride.