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18/21
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The final steep hill down to Silicon Valley is a blast and I begin the 23-mile northward ride home on the flat valley floor

00575-morgan-hill-800px.jpg On the way down, I stop at the portable toilets at Anderson Reservoir, which is a County parkThumbnailsCoyote Creek Trail is my chosen route back into San José today instead of the busy, but more direct, Monterey RoadOn the way down, I stop at the portable toilets at Anderson Reservoir, which is a County parkThumbnailsCoyote Creek Trail is my chosen route back into San José today instead of the busy, but more direct, Monterey RoadOn the way down, I stop at the portable toilets at Anderson Reservoir, which is a County parkThumbnailsCoyote Creek Trail is my chosen route back into San José today instead of the busy, but more direct, Monterey RoadOn the way down, I stop at the portable toilets at Anderson Reservoir, which is a County parkThumbnailsCoyote Creek Trail is my chosen route back into San José today instead of the busy, but more direct, Monterey RoadOn the way down, I stop at the portable toilets at Anderson Reservoir, which is a County parkThumbnailsCoyote Creek Trail is my chosen route back into San José today instead of the busy, but more direct, Monterey Road

Riding through the endless suburban tract houses in Morgan Hill isn't the most interesting, but there's a hint of a cool breeze down here that feels very good after a week in the heat.