A wonderful 600 km brevet, put on for the 3rd time by the SLO RBA, Vickie. See: http://slorandonneur.org/2019-brevets/600k-pinnacles-traveler-2016/ 38 riders started on Saturday, of which 35 finished for credit (1 hors délai). Pictures! > https://tinyurl.com/yxc9qn65 (Stacy Kline & community) > https://tinyurl.com/yxlk23t6 (Robert Sexton) > https://tinyurl.com/y2sl4h8y (Eric Walstad) I rode solo, but saw many friends and acquaintances, and made a couple of new ones. ------------------ Last list of riders registered: Megan Arnold, Debra BANKS, MArk Behning, Dan Beringhele, Terri Boykins, James Bradbury, RUSSELL CAMMELL, Jeff Cannon, Kley Cardona, Drew Carlson, Michael Chalfant, Juliayn Coleman, Sourav Das, Arnel Dionisio, Edwina Dionisio, Ken Emerson, Brian Feinberg, bill green, Tom Guevara, David Hartson, Greg Kline, Sam Liu, Tim Mason, Greg Merritt, Anson Moore, Chris Ngo, Linh Nguyen, rolando quibol, Nancy Russell, Jeffrey Sacramento, Robert Sexton, JinUk Shin, Lois Springsteen, Patrick Sullivan, Timothy Sullivan, Wei Sun, Francis Tanjuatco, Daniel Tran, Metin Uz, Eric Walstad Results: https://tinyurl.com/y5pg5dtk ----------------- Vickie's notes posted after the finish: There were 39 official finishers, and 5 who started but did not finish. Of the five, Russell Cammell completed the entire course, but was hors delai. This was an honorable effort. There were two DNFs in the pre-ride and two DNFs in the official ride. Thanks to the entire volunteer team: Robert Sexton and Anson Moore for pre-ride support; Bob was at the top of the 75 mile hill with drinks and snacks, and he volunteered even though he was already registered for the official ride. Anson Moore put out a great lunch spread for the 10 volunteers on the pre-ride out at Peachtree, making us all very happy. Brian Johnston for his help on Friday night check-in and bike inspections Bill Monsen for managing the drop bags and driving transport; also for his sag work on Saturday night. Bruce Fritz for reprising Bob's role at the 75 mile mark, with many beverage and snack choices. Larry Sokolsky and Allan Erbes for running an amazing Peachtree lunch control. Grant McAlister for driving sag on Saturday night in the Paso to Morro Bay section, and for bringing Lois along for the ride after her wrist took her out. Elaine Astrue, Louise Comar and Kerin Huber for the fabulous cooking and running the Santa Maria dinner control. The soups were homemade, and they made sure to have something for everyone with a dietary preference. Karin Weller and Roger Lynn for working the finish until 6pm, and doing a ton of unanticipated work at the recalcitrant Oxnard Hotel. --------------- Personal ride report: I had a little digestive trouble the first day and wasn't able to ride as fast as I would have liked; Imodium fixed me up, but I had to be careful about eating and so was in a calorie deficit for the day, unable to ride as hard as I would have liked. I made it to the coast (about mile 185) by the end of twilight, but I would have liked to have been able to see Turri, Los Osos Valley, and Price Canyon Roads (say, to mile 215) before dark. I had a long stay at the overnight control, where I had a huge dinner of lasagna and mac & cheese, paired with a nice bottle of Union Jack! :-) The shower and close to 4 hours in bed were also very "restorative"! I left DFL on Sunday (same as Saturday, haha), at 7:46 a.m., and my only goal was to enjoy the ride, and to finish before the end of civil twilight. I managed both (and retrieved my car from the Oxnard Transit Center before dark, too). I chatted briefly with the few friends I managed to catch along the way, and I took the opportunity of riding alone to explore to areas. The first was the now closed bike & hike trail between Refugio and El Capitan State Beach Parks, Aniso Trail. (Miles 305.4-309.4) What a loss that is! The trail no longer goes through (although an intrepid soul could likely circumvent the fences, at least, at present ;-). Erosion caused the cliffs along the side of one section of the trail to sheer off, and there is significant exposure where someone could just go over the side if they were oblivious to the danger. I also took a short, mixed terrain alternative through a small section of Hope Ranch. On the map, if you don't look closely, it looks like a road, Vieja Dr., goes through, but it is a dirt path between miles 326.9-327.2. By the time I left the Santa Barbara control I was feeling like my old self, and was able to pick up the pace to get in before dark. ============ Notes (stopped time): Hollister (mi. 53): 30 min. - Safeway control (nothing looked good); Starbucks! (eggs & banana nut bread started my recovery) Peach Tree (mi. 114; lunch stop): professional deli on the side of the road! I was finally able to safely load up on a lot of calories. 30 min Top o' Indian Valley Rd (mi. 129; Stacy Kline's water stop & pics) 5.5 min. Paso Robles Control (mi. 164): 26.3 min; food & hydration at McD's & Chevron. Incl. 2.2 min on 2 red lights Morro Bay (mi. 191): off route (5.4 min); control: 49 min.; 6" sandwich, wardrobe change, cxl'd Amtrak tix Los Osos Valley Rd (SLO; mi. 200): lost about 2 mi distance & 7.6 min moving time before Garmin was back "online" (battery died; started charging and restarted Garmin) SLO (mi 204): red lights & check on navigation (3.5 min) Pismo Beach Control (mi. 216) Shell Station, family run; 7.9 min Santa Maria Overnight Control (mi 235): 7.5 hrs; 2 meals, shower and sleep DAY 2 Buelton Control (mi 279): snacks & hydration; 28.3 min. - waited for Russell, but went on without Nojoqui Summit (mi 291; 20 min); chatted with Vic, Debra (& friends) at SAG stop (sugar calories!); negotiated crossing of US-101 Santa Barbara Control (mi 332; 35 min): chatted with INancy?) at 7/11; chatted with newbie bike tourer at Lazy Acres (half sandwich & piece of chicken)