As one may recall, the Santa Rosa Wine Counrty Century, the BEST century (actually 120 miles) to do keeping the Club together was rained on this year and broke up after slogging through 50 water logged miles. This almost made up for it. Another great metric ride on a beautiful day, cobbled together by our resident route tinkerer, Stephan. Before the ride Dr. Dave and I proposed numerous alternatives, as Stephan is apt to do on any route, though his are more grounded in reality than ours. One last minute change was a climb up Sweetwater Springs which is really ducked in the middle of nowhere.
Photos by either Ward or I. If he's in the photo I took it, if I'm in the photo he took it. If its a good still life photo I took it, if its a great action photo Ward took it.
The official Elevation Graph-suitable for framing-from Ward Industries.
Ride leader and resident route tinkerer Stephan asked for suggestions for the route--my proposal had us detouring a bit to go through Central Park (leaves really tourning (sic) there) and then the Paris Roubaix velodrome...
.. . while Dr. Dave submitted a metaphysical one, but not realistic like mine, so I don't think Stephan will ever ask us for suggestions again...
...So we were "stuck" doing Stephan's route, which started among kindergarten art in Windsor--that tries to create a village feel...
..Somehow, Ward, Joe and I were nominated to proudly stand by the devil...
...We did Chalk Hill backwards--against the Santa Rosa Wine Country century route. Our first regroup at the end..Ward just arrived as he thought he was on the Century and threw his water bottle at an imaginary rider wearing an IPOD...
..At first real rest stop--while Johnna wise NOT to turn around, she does see Joe's plastic bike melting against a live BBQ (caption suggested by Joe)...
...The sun is finally on the right side of the road--on the other side of the vineyards, on Dry Creek Road (Ward and I stocking up on lights for next year to use as strobe flash fills, when shooting into the sun. If I was a little faster I could have gotten into the frame--but I like the way it came out. (Ward photo)
Ward and Joe imitating art by the dogs playing cards and taking photos. Only time Joe would stay still all day--rest of the time he was attacking with Brother Joe.
Stephan leads the pelaton, while thinking about a route change, on Westside Road rollers (Ward photo)...
Regroup where we are going to decide who is going to do the Sweetwater Springs Climb...
Johnna, Jack and Jandy (we told Andy he has to change his name to get into this J club photo) by the regroup (Ward photo)...
... While starting the road up to the Sweetwater Springs Climb there is always time to mug for photos. (guess who took which one)...
...Man, Sweetwater Springs nice and desolate, not steep either, maybe Stephan got something with this route change (Ward Photo) 
...hmmm, later on the climb gets steep, as Beth found out...
Ward brought along the Ward Industries mail clerk, who turned out to be the slowest of the climbers. We had to wait but at least he bought a Club Jersey (Ward photo)
..I probably went through a set of brakepads on the downhill (Ward photos)
Back on the flats--well flats punctuated by steep rollers, on Mays Canyon Road (Ward photo)
The psycho house....
The Diablo Psychoists pose in front of the psycho house (Ward-o-photo) Unfortunately the ride is almost over.
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