Author Archives: sddescenders

Hi All, We had a great turnout for the ride today.  It started out fairly foggy in PQ and I was late getting to the meeting spot.  I saw Guido and Geoff just on the other side of the road … Continue reading →

Hi All, It was a cool morning but the sun was shining and the roads were dry; a much better environment than on Saturday.  I was late as usual and pedaled over to Spring Meadow to find Voris, Guido and … Continue reading →

Eileen and I joined Mike and Geoff for what turned out to be a 67 mile ride interspersed with downpours of rain, sun and wind.  Photo attached (as proof).  In the photo it looks like the sun was shining,  but … Continue reading →

Descenders – We had a great ride up Old Julian today! When I showed up at Spring Meadow, there was nobody there and I thought I was going to ride alone to the meet point (would have been a first), … Continue reading →

Routes for April are now posted:   April 7:  Old Julian through Ramona Grade: Meet at the corner of Corner of Pomerado and Rancho Bernardo Road at 8AM for 60-70 miles up the Ramona Grade, then Old Julian Road. Map: Old Julian … Continue reading →

Descenders,  We had another epic ride today, as promised. 12 Riders (including two female riders – Denise and Amy) met at Santa Ysabel’s Julian Pie Bakery. On the drive over from Poway we were arguing if the thick fog was … Continue reading →

Hi Guys, A small group met for the planned ride to Alpine last Sunday.  I pedaled alone over to Voris’ house and found Guido waiting in his car.  We rode on Poway Road towards Garden Road and picked up Rick … Continue reading →

Hi All, We had a small group today for the pedal fest up to Oceanside Harbor.  It looked pretty ominous right before the 8 am meet time.  It was super cloudy and spitting light rain.  We all hoped for improved … Continue reading →

Rob:   Nice report. So proud to hear all of the rallying around a fallen Descender after such an awful crash in a fairly remote area. Way to go all.   My ride was vastly different but to make it … Continue reading →

Hi Guys, It was a perfect day to be riding; sunny and warming with low winds.  We had a large group of 15 riders in what should have been an epic ride.  It started well but on the descent of … Continue reading →

Hi Guys, We had a great group ride last Sat.  The large group of 15 riders met at the 7-11 store on Poway and Garden Roads.  We had some new faces and returning regulars.  We also had our international teammate, … Continue reading →

Boston Snow Ride East coast had very mild winter this year – until now. December, January and February were more like March, with no snow and temperatures in upper 40ies.  The winter has finally arrived in Boston! – First few … Continue reading →