Portola Redwoods

3710 feet of climbing in 24 miles: Start at the intersection of Page Mill and Skyline, ride down West Alpine to the bottom. Climb back up to the intersection of Portola State Park Road. Ride down into the park. Ride back up to Skyline. Go home and take a nap.

One would have thought that a week on tour would prepare me for a day ride in the Santa Cruz mountains, but the tour was too cushy and the mountains too hard.