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Epic Weekend -- Palm Springs Feb 2006

If you want to get some good quality miles early in the season this is how you do
it.  You tell your significant other that you wish to do the Palm Springs Century
with them-you know, it will be a great weekend getaway for the both of you.  And
then you tell them that you will ride to Palm Springs and back just to get the miles
in.  Total miles 340 and 20,000 feet of climbing. Not bad for a weekend.

Day One-  The ride out has some great climbing as soon as you leave town
heading North and gradually East.  El Camino Real, Palomar Airport Road then turn
into Vista and work your way through rolling terrain to Hwy 76.  Still traveling
East you connect with Gird Road going North, Reche Rd, and Hwy 395 to
Temecula. Then continue to head East on Hwy 79, to Hwy 371, to Hwy 74 and
then drop into Palm Desert.


Day Two-  Do the Palm Springs Century as hard as or easy as you want.  A well
supported ride with a well marked course and police escort from time to
time.


Day Three-  Return back to San Diego doing the route in reverse.  The climb out
of Palm Desert is another of the Epic Climbs in Southern California.  It climbs for
15 miles and gains 3760 feet.  It is a great climb with plenty of S's to keep you
interested.
















           

                                 Day One Ride to Palm Springs










Day Two Palm Springs Century              Day Three return from Palm Springs









                                        Hwy 74 Climb detail