Dodging Raindrops on the Creek Trail
Dodging Raindrops on the Creek Trail
At the soccer game against Washington the other day, made a pact with the buddies Camello and Vandenbush to go on a ride this morning, rain or shine. Didn’t look good early with rain showers in the forecast and wind gusts to
40mph. Either way, headed out to the trail at nine o’clock and met up with Mike and Steve. Alameda creek was running fast and was as high as I had ever seen it. All the dams must’ve been down clear up to Niles Canyon. Since the trail was pretty wet, we decided to just ride out to the end of the trail and back. Doing any hills, especially heart-attack, would be hazardous on a day like today. 
No Rain and a nice tail wind on the way out. By coincidence, before I left this morning, I heard on the news that a very high tide was going to be occurring 
at the same time we were riding. You could really tell as we rode out past the last overpass and into the east bay wilderness. I’ve never seen the creek as high as it was. Amazing! Steve said that the “high tide of the century was going to be on Monday at 11AM. I told him I’d try to make it out there and see how high.The ride back was a bit windy and rainy, nothing too bad though. Right at Decoto road I got a flat!!! UGH!!! Hate when that happens. Thanks to the Vandenbush, Camello, Flaherty pit crew, I was patched and back on the road in no time. Made it to Starbucks for a well deserved cup of “house drip”. The sun even came out as we were sitting there!! HOW SWEET IT IS.
