08-19-18 @ 103.09 mi; 7,014 ft (Garmin Edge 1000): See https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/2947110309: Solana Beach Amtrak Station, Mt. Soledad (2 faces), Presidio Park, Point Loma Lighthouse, Crown Point, Bird Rock, Mt. Soledad (2.5 faces), La Jolla Shores, Jimmy Durante Blvd. ABRIDGED TITLE FOR GARMIN CONNECT’S 75-CHARACTER LIMIT: Solana Beach, Mt Soledad (2+2.5), Presidio, Point Loma Lighthouse, La Jolla Sun. 08-19-18 at 7:15 a.m. Pacific Time (US & Canada) By jackkirchner 352nd ACTIVITY RECORDED WITH GARMIN EDGE 1000; ALSO RECORDED WITH GARMIN EDGE 705 AT https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/2948910554. THIS WAS A REALLY LONG DAY WITH A BUNCH OF REALLY TOUGH CLIMBS in pretty warm weather (80s). The first 54.5 miles of this route were mapped at https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28373618; the rest of the ride was “adlibbed” based on that route, but deleting Harbor Island & Shelter Island, adding another loop down & up Mt. Soledad, then adding a little extra credit at the end of the ride to get to 7,000' total ascent. First time for this route. Park/start/finish at the Solana Beach Amtrak Station parking lot north end, 441 N Cedros Ave, Solana Beach, CA 92075 (see https://goo.gl/maps/2b3HmT2cWJs). Fern Kissel (for the first 62.6 miles, then back up the coast to Solana Beach) & JK. Lap 1: Solana Beach south along coast past Del Mar Powerhouse Park (FIRST TIME IN YEARS), up the “inside Torrey,” south down Gilman Dr & Rose Creek Bike Path to Garnet Ave. Up Mt. Soledad via Donaldson Dr, Emerald St/Blom St loop, Beryl St, Lamont St/Soledad Rd, Parkview/Bahia/Thunderbird loop (Fern’s 1st time), Sagebrush Rd, Soledad Mtn Rd, La Jolla Scenic Dr. S. (“LJSDS”) to the cross. Down Cardeno Dr/Fanuel St to Felspar St & west to Cass St Up Cass St, Linda Rosa Ave, etc. to the cross. Down Soledad Mtn Rd, south past Mission Bay, east to circle the Presidio Park loop, then west on the Ocean Beach (“OB”) Bike Path to OB, south to Sunset Cliffs, up Hill St (STEEP!) to Catalina Blvd., south through Fort Rosecrans National Cemetary, & down to the Point Loma Tide Pools for lunch. Up from the tide pools to circle the old lighthouse. Lap 2: Down Cabrillo Memorial Dr/Catalina Blvd to Jensen’s Foods at Talbot St for water & Gatorade. THEN WE LEFT THE PLANNED ROUTE & … Continued NE down Catalina Blvd, NW on Nimitz Blvd back to the OB bike path & back to Mission Bay via Pacific Hwy, then around the bay to the Rose Creek Bike Path where Fern headed back up the coast to Solana Beach. JK continued west to/around Crown Point (ON THE BIKE PATH; FIRST/LAST TIME – TOO CROWDED WITH PEDESTRIANS, DOGS, STROLLERS, SCOOTERS, CASUAL CYCLISTS, ETC.), NE through Pacific Beach, through Bird Rock, & to La Jolla High School via the “La Jolla Bike Path” (FIRST TIME IN MANY YEARS; PRETTY PRIMITIVE HARD-PACK DIRT SECTIONS, PEDESTRIANS, CASUAL CYCLISTS). Up Mt. Soledad via Muirlands Vista Way/Muirlands Dr, Solymar Dr, Newkirk Dr/Havenhurst Dr/Terryhill Dr, Inspiration Dr, El Camino Del Teatro, & LJSDS to the cross. DOWN to Pacific Beach via LJSDS, Rutgers Rd/Moonlight Ln, Candlelight Dr, Van Nuys St, Cass St to Felspar St (FIRST TIME TO GO DOWNHILL ON THIS ROUTE). UP Mission Blvd/La Jolla Mesa Dr (FIRST TIME IN YEARS), & LJSDS to the cross. Down Nautilus St. to Windansea & around La Jolla. Up “Two Hidden Bridges,” but only to Hillside Dr, then down to Torrey Pines Rd & north on La Jolla Shores Dr (FIRST TIME IN YEARS). Then up Calle Del Oro/Prestwick Dr/Dunaway Dr (FIRST TIME; 2-3 SECTIONS AT 11-12% GRADE) to Torrey Pines Rd. North up the coast to Del Mar, then north on Jimmy Durante Blvd (FIRST TIME IN MANY YEARS), west on Via De La Valle to Camino Del Mar/Coast Hwy 101, & north back to Lomas Santa Fe. (I needed about 200' of ascent to get to 7,000 for the day, so I headed up, around, over, down, and back up Lomas Santa Fe and Nardo Ave before heading back to the car.)