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A holiday tradition is a Coe ride the day after Thanksgiving Day. I'm saturated with the phrase “Black Friday” so it is a conscience decision to not title this ride Black Friday at Coe. Heavy traffic on 1o1—going to/from the Gilroy Outlet stores I assume—meant I didn’t completely escape the retail binge.
This year it was just Mike B and I. The plan was to do just a couple front-range loops utilizing the Jim Donnelly Trail. We had fantastic weather!
Steer Ridge Road:
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Willson Peak Trail:
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Grizzly Gulch Trail
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You can see that green grass is just beginning to sprout.
Mike did just the first loop. On the second, shorter loop I found a fallen tree on the Timm Trail:
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Voila, it’s gone:
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Start at Hunting Hollow » Hunting Hollow Road » Jim Donnelly Trail » Jim2Jones Trail » Spike Jones Trail » Steer Ridge Road » Willson Peak Trail » Grizzly Gulch Trail » Coit Road » Coyote Creek gate » Gilroy Hot Springs Road » Hunting Hollow parking » Hunting Hollow Road » Jim Donnelly Trail » Steer Ridge Road » Jim2Jones Trail » Spike Jones Trail » Timm Trail » Spike Jones Trail » Coit Road » Coyote Creek gate » Gilroy Hot Springs Road » Hunting Hollow parking. 22.10 miles/3:38/5:01/3,848' elevation gain. Wildlife sighting: the same 6 cows I saw last week!
Gilroy:
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Cordoza Ridge:
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The Prequel
The story is incomplete without mentioning the Thanksgiving Day classic at Sierra Azul Open Space occurring the day before this Coe ride. More amazing weather under a crazy sky:
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(Photo lifted from Patrick L's instagram feed.)
A few of my photos…
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Click for more photos of this mayhem (https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152788246823213&type=1), I believe that fb photo gallery is visible to all.
Start Main Street, Los Gatos » Main Street » Los Gatos Blvd » Kennedy Road » Kennedy Trail » Priest Rock Trail » Limekiln Trail » Lexington Reservoir » Alma Bridge Road » Los Gatos Creek Trail » Main Street » Los Gatos Roasting Company. 15 miles & 2500' climbing.
Mt Umunhum Weather Station:
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