2009-09-19 Henry W. Coe State Park

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September 19th, 2009 was the day of the first mountian bike race at Henry W. Coe State Park in many years – The Henry Coe Mountain Bike Challenge. Arriving just after 8am, it was a good sight to see the Hunting Hollow parking lot full of mountain bike riders:

I spoke with a few who I knew including mtbguru’s own Dirk and headed out to ride the trails with a notion to photograph the racers somewhere out on the course.

I went Gilroy Hot Springs Road » Coit Road » Anza Trail » Jackson Trail » Elderberry Spring Trail » Rock Tower Trail » Domino Pond Trail » Cattle Duster Trail » Coit Springs Trail » Cross Canyon Trail to the intersection with Coit Road where I spoke with the course marshal – he said all had already gone by. That was a couple minutes past 10am; the race had started at 9am.

We chatted about 10 minutes. Then taking Coit Road, I short-cut the course hoping to get ahead of the racers climbing up from Kelly Lake. Got to the intersection with Wasno Road at 10:30am where that course marshal said 6 Experts had already gone by! Unbelievable that they could make that distance and those climbs in 1½ hours!!! Watching behind me, I rode along the course—the wide Wasno Road fireroad—to the top of Tule Pond Trail. One rider went by just as I got to the Tule Pond Trail, next along was Dirk:

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Following soon after, Drew, who I meet on a couple Coe trail-work days:

I sat for about an hour snapping some photos. When I felt like moving on, it was Wasno Road » Wagon Road » Crest Trail » Willow Ridge Road » Hoover Lake Trail » White Tank Trail » Rose Dam Trail » Pacheco Creek Trail to the intersection with the Heritage Trail [2:00pm]. After a bite to eat, I went back on the Pacheco Creek Trail. My rear tire was going soft and at the last stream-crossing before Pacheco Camp, I pinch flatted. It was a short walk to the shaded picnic benches at Pacheco Camp [2:50pm] where I fixed it no problem though I felt I was in a sea of gnats!

At 3:30pm I headed back: Coit Road » Live Oak Spring Trail » Wagon Road » Wasno Road » Tule Pond Trail » Grizzly Gulch Trail » Gilroy Hot Springs Road » Hunting Hollow parking @ 5:15pm. Roy’s car was still there. Brian/knobs stopped by on his way to the Coyote Creek entrance where he was going to start a sunset/night ride. I thought the temps were surprising mild, it was a good day in the Park : )

More stories from the day:

• Dirk’s write-up of his race.
• Mudworm almost raced (plus her mtbguru post).
• Roy wouldn’t race.

Start at Hunting Hollow » Gilroy Hot Springs Road » Coit Road » Anza Trail » Jackson Trail » Elderberry Spring Trail » Rock Tower Trail » Domino Pond Trail » Cattle Duster Trail » Coit Springs Trail » Cross Canyon Trail » Coit Road » Wasno Road » top of Tule Pond Trail » Wasno Road » Wagon Road » Crest Trail » Willow Ridge Road » Hoover Lake Trail » White Tank Trail » Rose Dam Trail » Pacheco Creek Trail to the intersection with the Heritage Trail. Pacheco Creek Trail » Pacheco Camp » Coit Road » Live Oak Spring Trail » Wagon Road » Wasno Road » Tule Pond Trail » Grizzly Gulch Trail » Gilroy Hot Springs Road » Hunting Hollow parking.

From cyclometer (Specialized TurboPro)

• Total time 8:48
• Moving time 5:42
• Miles 37:93
• Footies 5,698’

GPX from GlobalSat DG-100 Data Logger. DEC elevations were added afterward so the total elevation gain is exaggerated but the profile is a good representation of the route.

Temps for the day:

• 9/19/2000 8:00 AM 58º
• 9/19/2000 8:15 AM 59º
• 9/19/2000 8:31 AM 62º
• 9/19/2000 8:45 AM 62º
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• 9/19/2000 10:16 AM 70º
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• 9/19/2000 10:45 AM 74º
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• 9/19/2000 11:15 AM 76º
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• 9/19/2000 12:00 PM 79º
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• 9/19/2000 12:46 PM 81º
• 9/19/2000 1:00 PM 81º
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• 9/19/2000 4:45 PM 80º
• 9/19/2000 5:00 PM 78º
• 9/19/2000 5:15 PM 76º
• 9/19/2000 5:30 PM 74º
• 9/19/2000 5:45 PM 74º
• 9/19/2000 6:00 PM 72º

Weather Station: CW2978 San Martin, CA (C2978)