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POSTSCRIPT
We did it!
On Saturday, June 18, 2011 seven riders completed the Triple Threat, nine did the Double Dip and two did the Single Summit (one of whom rode the last peak with the group and served as a 11th hour boost of energy). The weather was great, the transit transfers worked out as planned, and everyone is healthy. Many riders rode up certain peaks for the first time, many used Clipper cards for the first time and all have a new appreciation for accessing our amazing parks. It was an incredible day!
Here are some links about the day:
Here are some of the things we heard about the day:
"It was an adventure for the books!"
"Thank you for organizing such a great ride. The route was great, the people were fun, and it was really a very good time. By far the best Saturday I've had in a long while."
"A great experience yesterday thanks to all the organization and hard work that Ryan, Annie, Lech, and the support staff put in."
"Had a great time on Saturday. Amazing to see the Triple come along from last year to this year. Can't wait for next year!"
"The Triple Threat was an awesome experience: one that should be on the "bucket list" of any cycling enthusiast and that I will be promoting amongst friends and at other cycling events!"
We want to thank our sponsors: REI, Alameda Natural Grocery, and Chipotle. And we want to acknowledge our partner organizations who lent a variety of things to the ride: California State Parks, Santa Clara Parks and Recreation, Save Mount Diablo, Rails to Trails, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, San Francisco Parks Trust and TransForm.
Thanks to all who participated and contributed to this year's Triple Threat. We look forward to doing it again!
Annie and Ryan
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9:45pm: After some pizza, drinks and salads at the Pleasant Hill BART everyone went their way home. More pictures and stories later. It's time for sleep.
8:05pm: THEY DID IT!!!! I just got a text from Jenn saying "All summitted, now descending!" Soon I should get a group photo from Lech. The temperature is dropping out here so it's going to be a cold descent.
(Photo: Jereme)
7:25pm from Lech:
(Photo: Lech)
I should say that these are the pictures Lech is sending from his phone. He also has a big and very impressive camera case full of big and impressive camera equipment. We'll get to see those pictures later.
7:24pm: We should be hearing from them soon. In the meantime check this out.
6:31pm from Lech:
(Photo: Lech)
6:24pm: People wearing A's and Giants shirts and hats are being seen walking into the BART station. Game time is 7:05pm.
5:41pm: The riders have left the station! Almost all of us made the transfer from ferry to BART - one had problems with the Clipper card and got on the next train - and all have now left Pleasant Hill BART for Mount Diablo. It's a pleasant 70 degrees with a slight breeze. Here are some pictures from the past few hours:
(Photos: Annie)
4:50pm: On BART to Pleasant Hill!
4:15pm: Arriving at San Francisco ferry building now. We will walk/cruise over to Embarcadero BART now for the 4:40 train. Boarding ferry to San Francisco with the riders! It is cold and windy here in Sausalito. Wonder what it is like out in Pleasant Hill...
2:13pm a report from the top from Lech:
1:43pm text from Jenn: Bicycling: connecting beautiful people and places.
1:41pm text from Ryan: 2 peaks down! 1 to go! GG Ferry here we come.
(Photo: Ryan)
1:29pm: I'm on the Golden Gate Ferry on my way to meet the riders at the Saualito Ferry terminal. They have to get on a 3:50pm ferry in order to have enough time to summit Mt Diablo. We calculated that means getting to the top of Tam by 2pm and so they're in good shape!
1:26pm text from John K: A bunch of us at top of Tam, making good time.
12:25pm: From Lech, our intrepid photographer: On turnoff to Tam. 10 mi to summit. Cool breezy temps. Traffic is a bit rowdy.
(Photo: Lech)
11:49am: Andrea Mackenzie, the President of the Bay Area Open Space Council and General Manager of Santa Clara County Open Space Authority brought the riders burritos donated by Chipotle this morning. Thank you, Andrea! Here are the pictures that she sent:
11:39am: Texts from Ryan while he and the others rode Caltrain to SF:
9:09am: Campsite was perfect, thanks to Santa Clara Parks! Nearly full moon.
9:12am: Ride down Hamilton was serene, not a single car, we were first up top. Perfect weather. Amazing!
9:15am: We ran into detour, semi overturned. Had to reroute but made it Caltrain at 8:45.
9:16am: Thanks Andrea M for delivering tasty Chipotle burritos! And thanks Chipotle! Am inhaling burrito as I type.
9:18am: All 9 riders safely on Caltrain at 9. Arrive at SF at 10:36. Plan is to drop off bags and go! Double dip riders be ready to roll by 10:40 sharp!
11:35am: Photos from Ryan. A Triple Threater with Lick Observatory:
(Photo: Ryan)
This morning's sunrise on the ride from basecamp to the summit:
(Photo: Ryan)
Last night's sunset seen from the ride up to Joseph Grant County Park, basecamp for Mt Hamilton.
(Photo: Ryan)
11:28am: A quick post to say that the riders left the SF Caltrain station around 10:45am, headed along the Embarcadero towards the Golden Gate Bridge. A lot has happened in the past hour and I'll be posting pictures and more now. I'm going to retrace the past few hours now in texts and photos.
9:46am: I just arrived at the SF Caltrain station. Vince from REI San Francisco is setting up his bike repair/tune station. For those Double Dip riders meeting us here, we're on the north side of the station, in front of the Bicycle Parking (fitting, eh?) and facing Townsend.
9:00am: just got pictures from Ryan and Lech and Andrea that I will post when I get to Caltrain station. With chipotle burritos in hand they made the 9:00 caltrain and are heading north to san francisco and peak number 2. More soon!
8:13am: I'm leaving Berkeley soon to head into San Francisco. The Double Dip riders will meet at the San Francisco Caltrain station at 4th and Townsend at 10:15am. And the Triple Threat riders will arrive on a train from San Jose at 10:36am. In my pack I have Clif bars, oranges, peanut butter & jelly sandwiches, roasted potatoes, and bananas all courtesy of Alameda Natural Grocery. I'm a Dim Sum lady meets NOLS instructor. I'll give updates as I get them from the riders so refresh often.
7:14am text from Daniel: Back at camp. Should be on our way soon. This is good! They will pack up their camping gear and ride back to the San Jose Caltrain station.
6:57am: They made it to the summit of Mt Hamilton! The picture below courtesy of Lech.
6:56am: If you look at the detailed plan for the day, we hoped that the riders would summit at 6:30am. The timing is key because they need to board a 9am Caltrain in San Jose in order to make the day work. I haven't heard yet if they have reached the summit, but am guessing that they're moving fast and very aware of the timing.
6:10am on Saturday, June 18 text from Lech: Riders at 2000 feet already. Misty morning with great horned owls calling. The summit of Mt Hamilton is 4,196 ft.
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10:14pm text from Daniel: Sleep.
8:54pm text from Daniel: Arrived at Grant Park!
7:40pm text from Ryan: At Alum Ave and Mt Hamilton Road, picked up Evan and Henry and Simon. 9 strong now!
7:06pm: The riders arrived at San Jose's Caltrain station at 6:30 and now are on a 17 mile ride up to the Joseph Grant County Park.
5:38pm on Friday, June 17, text from Ryan: Ryan, John, Andy, Dan, Liz and Clara on train. Evan meeting us in Palo Alto, Henry meeting us at Alum Ave. All good.
And so the Triple Threat begins! Those attempting all 3 peaks ride the Caltrain down to San Jose where they'll ride up to Joseph Grant County park. They'll spend the night there and climb Mt Hamilton early early tomorrow morning.
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This is Annie Burke. Ryan Branciforte and I have been working together to put together this year's Triple Threat. While he does the ride, I'm going to follow them along on foot and public transportation with my computer and a wireless connection. I'll be blogging here over the next 30 hours or so, providing you updates on the 2011 Triple Threat. The itinerary for the day can be found here. And I'll also be posting to our Facebook wall and Twitter.
In addition to telling the Triple Threat story I will also be feeding the riders, helping with issues (if there are any), and coordinating the 18 riders as they join the ride. I have a huge backpack full of food donated from Alameda Natural Grocery and burritos from Chipotle. I feel a little bit like a dim sum cart lady cum NOLS instructor. This is going to be fun.
Awesome to be tracking the action from home...go riders, go!
Posted by: Jay Vee | 06/18/2011 at 07:37 PM