Santa Cruz Zodiac ~150-200 miles. 9,250 ft - 13,000 ft of climbing. Monday, March 30 - Thursday, April 2.
Ride Leader: Steve Wetzel. Livinglarge2day@yahoo.com
You must be a member of the Sacramento Wheelmen cycling club to participate on this Zodiac. If you are not then please join prior to signing up for the zodiac or making a room reservation.
Please use the registration link (off to the left) to register so I can track attendance.
Hotel: Marriott, Fairfield Inn & Suites. 2956 Mission Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (Located 2.9 miles from the Boardwalk).
This hotel is located a mile drive from Natural Bridges State Park or 3/4 mile walk to the Monarch Grove inside the park.
Rooms: a block of 1 Queen and 2 Queen rooms have been set aside until Feb 28th. Cost $149/night and total cost is about $522 with taxes. Parking free, Breakfast buffet free! Share a room with a friend and cut the cost in half!
Once the block of rooms are gone they will give us more rooms at this rate only if rooms are available. Starting March 1 the rate goes up to "current rates" but you could always try and book using this link after Feb 28 to see if you can get the $149 a night. Use this link to book your room: https://app.marriott.com/reslink?id=1770405274870&key=GRP&app=resvlink The cancellation policy is 2 days so cancel by Saturday, March 28 at noon or prior.
Dinners: this hotel is not in the same Boardwalk area as the hotel in prior years. You will need to drive to restaurants for dinner. (There is not a group dinner at Dave's house this year)
Social Hours: Afternoons. Time TBD. Held in the hotel breakfast area and a small overflow outdoor area off the breakfast area. We can not reserve the space so we will need to be flexible and use the space available. Food: If anyone wants to help out in this area let me know but drinks will be BYO (bring your own).
Rides/Routes: TBD but planning on using the same routes as last year except modified to start/end at the Marriott. Initially the rides will be as follows with final routes posted by the end of February.
Monday: 1:30pm a short ride along the coast from the hotel parking lot.
Tuesday: 9am or 9:15am start to the Summit Store. ~55-60 miles, 3750 ft.
Wednesday: 9am or 9:15am start. TWO options: Gizdich Ranch (pie) in Watsonville (~50 miles, 2500 ft.) or drive out to Pescadero and do the Pescadero - Tunitas Creek - Skyline rides (55 miles, 6150 ft. or 45 miles, 4350 ft.).
Thursday: check out of hotel and ride starts at 9:30am: Bonny Doon ~30-35 miles, 2950 ft. (Or you can start the ride early enough and return to quickly shower and check out before Noon checkout)
Sharing rooms:
* If you have someone you know and are comfortable sharing a room then please do because we don't have as many rooms as we have had people attending in prior years. If not, no worries then book a single room.
