Got a call from Kevin O. (coworker Holly's husband), the other day, wanting to know if I was interested in doing a ride Saturday. It looked like Saturday was going to be the last day of fair and mild weather for a while, so I figured I'd better do it! Plus, Kevin said he wanted to do some dirt road riding to boot, so I was definitely going then!
Saturday came and off we went. We wisely waited until 10:30 to start, even then, it was still pretty chilly! Our route was through Nevada City, then up N. Bloomfield road to Purdon Road, where the road becomes dirt, cross the Yuba river, then up to Tyler Foote Crossing to Hwy 49.
We had a good ride. There was virtually no traffic on Purdon, a few patches of mud, and there was a few rough washboard stretches, but nothing we couldn't handle. Unfortunately, the water crossing on Murphy's road was just a small puddle this time of year!
Back on Hwy 49, we decided to go home via Hwy 20 and Camp Far West. This allowed us a 2nd stretch of dirt, the gravel on Waldo Road. Waldo Road was in very good condition, and we were able to make good time and hit some decent speeds on it. It's a good place to practice, but you can't go too fast because of the potential of meeting traffic.
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Stopped for a moment just past Woody bridge and watched a few deer hanging around the side of the road. Hopped back on the bikes and headed home. Got back in about 3 1/2 hours.
Nice ride! I'm glad we took it; the weather since has deteriorated steadily. On Monday morning, snow!
