Ride while staying up at Lake Arrowhead for Thanksgiving. We were staying by the golf course off of Grass Valley Rd, decent place. Weather was nice, although it was cool in the shady areas. Onto Grass Valley to Peninsula, then over to North Bay Dr, which I took to the 173 and headed north. There were signs saying that this road was closed ahead, but I was on it for at least 5 miles and it looked like it kept on going. Very good road to ride, hardly any traffic. Went past a gun club. The ride out was pretty much downhill, which made the ride back challenging. I turned onto Grass Valley Rd on the way back, and this had some steep sections. Took it all the way back to Peninsula, then over to North Bay Dr again, where I turned right and headed through Blue Jay out to the 18. Past the high school, then in toward Lake Arrowhead Village on the 173. This section was a nice ride, mostly downhill until just past the dam, where it climbed for a little bit. Over to North Bay Dr, where the climb was longer and steeper. Then back to the place we were staying.
I intended to ride on Saturday as well, but we woke up Saturday morning to 4" of snow on the ground. It was fun to walk around in, but I had real trouble getting out of the driveway on Sunday. Thanks to help from Mike and Scott, we finally got the car pointing down the driveway so we could leave.
Average speed = 14.5 mph. Total mileage = 28.6 mi.
Average heartrate = 153 bpm
Total elevation gain = 1890'
http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/ca/blue-jay/784125953378792926
