This is pig farm hill on Alhambra Road. I hate this area. The grade on the climb is horrible. Didn’t help that I had a head wind too. Had to stop a couple of times to rest. Let a group ride ride by me so they couldn’t watch my failure and I didn’t want to be in their way. I haven’t rode this in a couple of years. On a good day I can make it up without stopping. Today was not a good day.

Thought this was cool. A windmill next to an old barn.

A break at John Muir Memorial Park. The good thing about climbing pig farm hill is the rest of the way into Martinez is down hill. Makes the suffering on the climb worth it.

The ride on Franklin Canyon is mellow. Good thing too because my legs were starting to get tired. Part of it was pig farm hill and the other part was I didn’t ear enough at breakfast. But I didn’t think I would ride to Martinez. Just decided to do it while riding.

I don’t really plan a route when I hop on my bike. I just decide where I want to go depending on how I feel.

Was a nice loop and got thirty-one miles in so everything was good.