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Googler ride to Pescadero, July 5, 2002

The Google road racing team (GRRT!) went for a stroll to the beach last Friday. Here's the route we took:
  1. Start at Google (in Mountain View, CA, by 101 & San Antonio)
  2. Southwest on East Charleston, Arastradero, Foothill Expressway, and Alpine
  3. Through Portola Valley and over Old La Honda
  4. Down west Old La Honda, 84, and Pescadero Road into Pescadero
  5. Stage Road north through San Gregorio
  6. Up Tunitas Creek to Skyline
  7. Down Kings Mountain to Woodside
  8. Whiskey Hill, Sandhill, Foothill Expressway, and Arastradero back to Google
Distance: 75 miles, climbing: 6300'

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Lucas prepares for the ride by truing his wheel
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Ray and Chad prepare for the ride by playing some silly game where you're a bubble-blowing dinosaur.
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Aydin arrives, a little late. Turns out there was a high speed chase that shut down the freeway. And this time it wasn't Aydin they were chasing :-)
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The group photo.
Me, Aydin, Chad, Lucas, and Ray
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Here are the guys, waiting for me at the top of Old La Honda
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I stopped to take a break.
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The infamous flamingo house of Pescadero Road.
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Aydin models the latest fashion in cold weather gear. Ray, um, flexes.
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Ray's secret weapon is revealed!
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Ray was baked for the ride, as usual.
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On Stage road between Pescadero and San Gregorio, there's this sculptor who apparently specializes in metalworks. This skeleton creeps me out. Impressive work, though.
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Another well-armed metal skeleton.
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Random shot of the countryside
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Not sure what's going on in this sculpture, but I think the guy on the ground just lost.
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Beware of dog, ha ha
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Our trusty steeds.
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Aydin enjoys the sun outside the San Gregorio General Store. Ray, um, poses.
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As you shoot down highway 1 from Stage Road to Tunitas Creek, there's a fleeting view of the cliffs and the beach below. Wow.
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Movies!


Aydin attacks as we shoot down Highway 1 (3.3 MB)


Still descending Highway 1, and the beach is just coming into view(2.3 MB)


Chad and Ray descend Kings Mountain (3.4 MB)