A1 requested hills

A1 and A2 came out today for a ride.  A1 was in the mood for hills, and really wanted to go do Sweetwater.  I am sorry to say that I let him down.  We found some hills, but didn't make it over to Sweetwater.  Here is a map of our route.  We started with a nice spin out Martinelli Road.  We then turned right on 116 and crossed our fingers for the next 3 miles.  We didn't have any big trucks pass us, but we were still all relieved when we finally turned on Green Valley.  My heart rate hit 191 on the Green Valley hill.  If I rode close enough to A1, my heart rate monitor showed 215, but I think it was combining our heart rates.  We then turned right and headed up Harrison Grade.  We were still all staying together, which makes those climbs more fun.  I took them across Graton Road and up Facendini to Occidental Road.  We dropped down a bit before turning right on Jonive.  I took them on a secret road off of Jonive which is not on the map.  I hadn't been on the road for probably 10 years or so, but it still had the gravel section on it I remembered so fondly.  After a quick drop down to Freestone, we stopped at the Wild Flour Bakery and split a sticky bun between the three of us.  We then battled a little headwind and headed out to the town of Bodega.  We turned right on Joy Road right before town and climbed up and back down into Occidental.  We could have come straight home from there, but instead we headed up Graton and turned right on Acreage.  That was another road I haven't been on in ages.  We dropped down Acreage and then got to climb back up Morelli which runs you back into Harrison Grade.  We retraced our path back home from there.  The big event of the day for me was wearing my new Sidi Ergo 2 shoes.  I don't know if they made me any faster, but I sure looked fast.  They were quite comfy also, which is a bonus to a pair of good looking shoes.  After getting back home, we headed into Guerneville for Mexican food at La Tapatia.  A1 got to drive the hub bus there, and now he says his life is now complete.