The Road to Sycamore Canyon

Redeemed!!! As I sit here in my tent before bed and hopefully a full night’s rest, I am in a much better place than I was last week - both figuratively and literally.  I am spending the night at Sycamore Canyon, about four miles up the PCH from Leo Carrillo. I am the only occupant of the hike/bike site (last week the site was packed and we all got little sleep due to noisy neighbours). Cat stopped by for a short visit which was incredibly sweet of her.  The ride today was relatively uneventful albeit long. I need to find a way to balance the filming aspect whilst still making good time. I would expect that I won’t shoot nearly as often as I am doing this weekend as I’m trying to get a lot of footage out of only two days.  

I’ve always wanted to ride Las Virgenes through the mountains and it met my expectations.  Not as difficult when taking one’s time. Tomorrow I will wake early and take the same route that Wesley and I took last week: Up Encinal, up Decker, through the mountains to Thousand Oaks, Calabasas, and then the San Fernando Valley.  It’s a lot of climbing but it’s incredibly beautiful. I’ll be taking a lot of pictures. I’ll also be feeling out the gears and the brakes again.

Please God, no flats!