by Deborah Hoag

David and I rode from the house at 6:10 to meet Pete Klein and Dennis at the base of Mt Hamilton. I thought 4 hard doubles in one year would be too much for me in one year. So, we decided Mt Hamilton Challenge would be fun. We could see our friends going the other way and we could ride with friends we have not riden with in awhile. My time up Mt Hamilton was a little slow compared to my best time. I knew I had picked the right ride for me then.

We reached the Junction at 10:45 and had lunch. The reststop was not opened yet, but we talked to one of the sag drivers. It was so much fun watching everyone past by us. We saw Gary Franck at 11:40 on Mines Road, before the county sign (4 miles from the junction). At the time it looked like Gary was in about 4 th place. We saw Franz on Mines Road at 12:15. Yes, we thought Franz is going make it under 15 hours. Then it was Sheila and Russ at 12:34, Dave B at 12:36, Udi at 12:37. Steve Saeedi at 12:43 leaving the Mines Reststop, and Art at 12:47 the reststop. David and I stopped and talked to Art. We thought we may see some DMD riders on Calaveras, but no. We finished climbing Calaveras at 3:30.

We rode down Piedmont road and saw one DMD rider turn up Sierra. We then rode back to Willow Glen and had dinner at one our favorite places. We reached Willow Glen around 4P. As we were having dinner 5:30, David asked me where would I be on DMD at this time. I said I be starting to climb the back of Mt Hamilton. Great Job for DMD riders. The Mt Hamilton Challenge is a big party. We did have alot of fun. We rode with Barry S, Granger, Pete Klein.