Ride up Mount Diablo

On February 10, I wrote that the previous Sunday an acquaintance had been staying with me in the Mission District. I had suggested we accompany a group of cyclists to Mount Diablo and at around 7 am we rode the bikes to Civic Center and onward to Walnut Creek BART where we got coffee.

A short while later we met up with at least fifteen people for the ride. We started off using Ironhorse Trail from Broadway and a little while later rode up El Cerro and through a few more turns to the State Park Gate Road.

After taking a group picture at State Park Gate, we continued. I caught a glimpse of someone from the group with a flat, but the group helped them out. Sadly, my companion and I were dead last after that. When we got to the park entrance gate, he revealed that he wanted to quit. However, I was able to convince him to have a snack at Rock City a few miles up the road where we looked at elephant rock and a few other sights before heading back. The descent was nice.

Going through the Diablo Country Club and that actually made things a lot easier. I noted that El Cerro is a terrible road. We continued without any problems to Walnut Creek BART then. I noted when headed back to San Francisco that the ride had gone well but it was a stretch.

Back in the city my companion and I enjoyed some delicious Thai food on Divisadero. I noted a funny moment where we happened upon some people from the ride earlier. I waved at all of them and they were happy to see me. Apparently, others had dropped out of the climb as well.

After that, we took in the sights and I also saw a coworker outside of a store on 9th avenue. My companion and I went to the Shamrock. Everyone was there for the Super Bowl.

 
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