Halfway down we stopped at the Annie Creek Restaurant and Deli for breakfast.
This was Beany's last day. She was a fill-in for another rider who will join the ride now that her broken thumb is healed. We will miss Beany; she has been a fun addition to the group. We hope we can climb like her when we're 74. Heck, some of us wish we could keep up with her NOW.
After our breakfast, we completed the descent and rode flat to rolling until mile 49, when we had a 3+ mile climb to the turn-off on Dead Indian Memorial Rd. Advertised as "undulating", that road began with steep short climbs and some decent downs.
This was a beautiful ride through the kind of country I remember from watching Bonanza on TV back in the 50s.
The fast part was at about mile 76.5 when we headed down to Ashland. We flew. It was twisty and we were buffeted by crosswinds but we still managed to hit 47.4 mph briefly before braking for a curve.
For dinner, we went to Caldera Brew Pub. The building had a 20-ft. high ceiling and all four walls were lined with empties -- over 4000 bottles and only one duplication. Of course, the bottles were so high that you'd need binocs to scan them all to see if they were telling the truth. They had great food, great service and we liked the spot a lot. Great music!
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