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The first wildlife sighting was the guy sitting in his car, windows down, at the summit of Old Calaveras Road. Smoking pot. I guess he thoug...

Farewell to cyclists passing me on blind curves. Goodbye to the graffiti tags and homeless encampment. Arrivederci to groups who block ...

More than halfway through the year, and I hadn't climbed Mt. Hamilton ... unthinkable. Today was the day to fix that. The temperature ...

We're heading back to the Bay Area today, but that doesn't mean we can't find some more fun. My ride buddy had done her resear...

The Mount Shasta Summit Century is the reason my biking buddy and I drove up to Siskiyou County. “Summit” is a bit of a misnomer; the ride ...

Mt. Shasta is a curious town. As we waited in line for a sandwich at the local natural foods market, it was hard to watch the inefficiencies...

My ride buddy proposed that we head north for a cycling event near Mt. Shasta. We didn't get to see much of the mountain last year , aft...