GB500guy
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Looking out my window yesterday morning I saw sun and vibrant green and knew I had to take a ride. I recently turned 70 so decided to give myself a gift of a longish solo ride on some favorite roads.
Link to google map of route
Winter's ample rains and newly leafed-out trees have produced vibrant green eye candy. Heading down into Pleasants Valley I saw clouds to the west but I still expected a mostly sunny day.
Heading up Hwy 128 towards Monticello dam I found an explosion of roadside lupine...
...and the high creek flow showed the glory hole spillway was still overflowing.
Heading around the lake The clouds thickened and a light drizzle started but the overcast seemed to just make the redbud more intense.
Along the west side of the lake the Osprey were busy lining their nests with grass for the upcoming nesting season.
Heading north along the lake I got ahead of the drizzle...
...and back to the south the rain looked to be getting more serious.
Continuing north on Berryessa Knoxville Rd. I was expecting deeper water in the creek crossings, but many were dry and others were only a few inches deep. I had the road and the beauty all to myself for the next 10 miles.
Areas cleared of dead grass in last summer's fire were now covered in fresh grass that looked like Kawasaki green. Amazing.
There were only a few small wildflowers decorating the roadsides, like this lovely little shooting star...
...and this electric-red indian paintbrush.
...continued
-Bill
Link to google map of route
Winter's ample rains and newly leafed-out trees have produced vibrant green eye candy. Heading down into Pleasants Valley I saw clouds to the west but I still expected a mostly sunny day.
Heading up Hwy 128 towards Monticello dam I found an explosion of roadside lupine...
...and the high creek flow showed the glory hole spillway was still overflowing.
Heading around the lake The clouds thickened and a light drizzle started but the overcast seemed to just make the redbud more intense.
Along the west side of the lake the Osprey were busy lining their nests with grass for the upcoming nesting season.
Heading north along the lake I got ahead of the drizzle...
...and back to the south the rain looked to be getting more serious.
Continuing north on Berryessa Knoxville Rd. I was expecting deeper water in the creek crossings, but many were dry and others were only a few inches deep. I had the road and the beauty all to myself for the next 10 miles.
Areas cleared of dead grass in last summer's fire were now covered in fresh grass that looked like Kawasaki green. Amazing.
There were only a few small wildflowers decorating the roadsides, like this lovely little shooting star...
...and this electric-red indian paintbrush.
...continued
-Bill
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