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:
Willson Peak Trail:
Grizzly Gulch Trail
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:
Voila, it’s gone:
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:
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:
(Photo lifted from Patrick L's instagram feed.)
A few of my photos…
Click for more photos of this mayhem, 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:
