Celebrate the Stars and Stripes and wear red, white and blue for Flag Day, June 14th, and head over to Big Basin Park. 

Up Redwood Gulch, south on Skyline to Bear Creek. Enjoy this descent into lunch at Boulder Creek (bring or buy). A water refill at Jamison Creek Fire Station, and on to Big Basin, and the climb our via Highway 9. Back to the start with a descent on Page Mill.

This route is beautiful, and please take note of ... Water. Available at Castle Rock State Park, Boulder Creek and at the Jamison Creek Fire Station (I called Monday, Captain says we are good to use their spigot and they have bottles available). The infrastructure at Big Basin is still relatively primitive. Porta-potties, but NO potable water. Saratoga Summit Fire Station on Skyline has that handy-dandy soda machine, but their water spigot is closed indefinitely ("red tape" per the Captain there!).

This is the ride to bring at least TWO water bottles and to make sure both are full when leaving Jamison Creek Fire Station.

Start at Shoup Park, Los Altos. Meet by 8:45 for a 9 am departure.

Distance: 75 miles
Elevation: 7,918 feet
Lunch: Bring or buy to eat at the Junction Park in Boulder Creek
Ride Leader: Cathy Switzer

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