Mount Baldy

barrysherry October 25, 2018 0 Comments

CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA I was warned. In reading John Summerson’s book, The Complete Guide to Climbing (by bike), he wrote that this was the toughest climb in southern California (not sure what is tougher up north). At 13 miles it was the equivalent of the Col du Tourmalet (France). I read a little about the profile […]

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Palomar Mountain

barrysherry October 24, 2018 0 Comments

PAUMA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA So much of this ride did not go to plan. I began yesterday afternoon at Jax Bicycles in Murrieta. They were very helpful while letting me pump up my deflated tires from the flight. I got a suggestion to bike from there to Palomar but didn’t really like the way it looked […]

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