Julian, California

Sunday Evening, 10 September
Day One – First Riding Day
Julian, California
Julian, California

Group departed San Diego at 6:30 AM and climbed 77 miles, 8000 feet to Julian, an old gold mining town turned tourist trap in the mountains east of San Diego.  Shortly after the miners arrived in the 19th century, some dude planted apple trees and they thrived.  Now Julian is famous for apple pies.  I didn’t try any.  There was a long line of people waiting outside Mom’s Apple Pie Shop, and I would have been surprised to find them as tasty as Martha’s creations.

Bike Tech
Stripped Threads
Stripped Threads

My experiment riding platform pedals was a failure, not because they were inefficient to ride, but rather because the right pedal came loose from the crank arm, stripped the threads and ruined my crank arm.  Upon arriving at Julian, we pulled the crank from the bottom bracket.  Now I’m looking for a replacement.

Tomorrow is our day to work.  I get to drive the lunch truck, and Martha, Debbie and I get to make lunch.  Susan told me I’m cooking hot dogs.  Guess that’s the man job.

I want to write more stories about the other riders in the group, and I’m pondering how to do that while preserving their privacy in this age of electronic trolls and goblins.

 

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Karl

Born in Harrisburg, PA. Undergrad at Drexel University. Learned to ride a bike when six years old, riding ever since. Started cooking when I was in college, stopped when I got married, started again in 2006 when my wife was out of town for a few months. Jobs: worked at post office while in college to earn money to buy a stereo. After grad school, worked at a small software company in Redmond, WA for twelve years. Afterwards, went back to school to get a certificate, then started teaching high school. Still doing that off and on, part time as the need arises.

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