…well I may be slightly exaggerating but on Saturday, August 6th, we grabbed our bikes and did our best.
Adam, Andy, Brian, Danny, Daphne, Simon and I met at the Golden Gate Bridge Visitor Center 9:30am. The meeting point: Adam’s Napa Wine Country Cycling Jersey!
We had a few route options but most of us rode between 25 and 45 miles that day. Everyone started at the south-east entrance of the Golden Gate. The fog was in; the air was amazingly fresh.
Click here to see our intended route
Usually cyclists get to use the west side walkway of the bridge during weekends, but because of construction we had the fun of sharing the east walkway with a plethora of tourists who, as usual, were unpredictable in their stopping and walking patterns.
We made our way over the bridge in a matter of minutes riding into Sausalito. Nine miles in, we approached our first turning-point: whoever wanted to could turn back and take the Ferry back to Pier 1.
No one turned back and we headed up our first hill. This was my first hill – ever! Figures it would be a group from Anderson that pushed me to give it a try. Up to this point in my life, I’ve done my best to stick to non-elevated terrain... Making our way up was slightly painful yet definitely awesome. We all made it to the top, continued down and through more of the North Bay.
Feeling the symbolism, we stopped to capture the moment on Paradise Dr.
We had an awesome Saturday morning, each leaving with a solid workout under our belts and great memories:
“Right after we crossed the GG Bridge, we got caught in the mix of the bike race that was going on that day. Flying down the steep and narrow Sausalito hill dodging scores of racers (and cars) was quite a rush! I also really enjoyed getting to know everyone who joined us on the trip. I hope we make this a regular event!” - Brian, c/o 2010
“It was great to learn that the alumni community cuts across the full-time, FEMBA, and EMBA programs. All Anderson grads are one family.” - Danny, c/o 2013
“Going downhill with about 30 other riders into Sausalito – that was mayhem. I also really liked Lakespur. That looked like a really cool town and I had never been through it before.” - Andy, c/o 2011
“We got to Tiberon, Daphne and I missed the 12:45 ferry and they didn't run another one until 3:00pm so we decided to bite the bullet and bike back which was 45 miles in total. Long day, but good none the less.” – Adam, c/o 2009
“The 20-mile ride turned out to be an unexpected 40ish-mile adventure (as Adam and I took the wrong turn and in the end biked all the way back to SF).” - Daphne, c/o 2012
After riding 45 miles, Adam and Daphne are smiling!
