The climb up Fort Ross Road is brutally steep made steeper by the 13,850 feet you've already climbed by the start of this redwood tree lined and beautiful climb!! I remember almost falling over in order to take this shot while sufferring up this climb In 2003, the heater was FINALLY throttled down so temperatures were in the 60's and 70's on this climb If you listen carefully, you may hear the Allman Brothers playing "One Way Out" in the forest up ahead

Near the top of the Fort Ross climb, it was Blue Skies all around In 1998, I was following a cyclist along this stretch which was so steep, he lost balance and tumbled in the weeds along the side of the road!! Fortunately we were only able to crank at 3-4 MPH so he wasn't injured

Shockingly beautiful It was so awesome to look down at the fog lined coast from the top of Fort Ross Road!! Cycling doesn't get much better than this

Flat road - Blue sky - Time to hit the hammer!!

The climb up Black Mountain still gets your attention with some gradients up to 15%!! Will the climbing ever be done? Oh by the way, the descents all day long get your attention because they're twisty and technical!!

Flying through Cazadero My legs are finally felling stronger after the Thermonuclear Power Meltdown a few hours ago Now the question is, "Can I finish this off before 10:00 P.M.?"

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