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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=968160913-19082006>Hi,
the extropian hike this past weekend did not reach much audience, perhaps it was
over the Golden Bridge and extropians like to stay safe and not cross large
bodies of water... In fact, just two people. Or, so I heard, biking
may be more popular. So, let's try Outing revision 2.0, how about a bike
ride in South Bay? </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=968160913-19082006>So, a
random bike ride in a random nice place, yields... an 11 mile ride in Long Ridge
Open Space Preserve and Upper Stevens Creek County Park. It is not
difficult, there are only two biking climbs, one 200 feet, the other 400 feet,
and of course we will take it easy and conform to the slowest person.
Since we'll be going slow, you don't need a real mountain bike, just something
other than a real specialty road bike with narrow tires. There will also
be a hiking-section, 2.5 miles, it's a hiking trail so we'll push the bikes and
that's a good thing because it is mostly uphill, 600 feet up.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=968160913-19082006>I am
(still) open this Saturday after 10am, all Sunday, Monday after 11am, Sep 9
after 11am, all of Sep 10. We better get started by 3pm at the latest,
other than that it's your choice or time and date. Let me know if you are
interested, we'll iron out carpooling, or you can show up there, the trailhead
is near Saratoga Gap, less than half-an-hour drive from most places where
extropians live :) </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=968160913-19082006>Mark</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>