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I park the 10-ton bike on the shady side of the Kelly Lake outhouse and go for a short walk toward the lake

00400-kelly-lake-outhouse-8.jpg I leave Pacheco Camp around 12h30 and within 30 minutes I'm on the ridge above riding through a semi-shady stand of burned pinesThumbnailsI rise out of the shady section and back into the hot sun at a tight switchback on Coit RoadI leave Pacheco Camp around 12h30 and within 30 minutes I'm on the ridge above riding through a semi-shady stand of burned pinesThumbnailsI rise out of the shady section and back into the hot sun at a tight switchback on Coit RoadI leave Pacheco Camp around 12h30 and within 30 minutes I'm on the ridge above riding through a semi-shady stand of burned pinesThumbnailsI rise out of the shady section and back into the hot sun at a tight switchback on Coit RoadI leave Pacheco Camp around 12h30 and within 30 minutes I'm on the ridge above riding through a semi-shady stand of burned pinesThumbnailsI rise out of the shady section and back into the hot sun at a tight switchback on Coit RoadI leave Pacheco Camp around 12h30 and within 30 minutes I'm on the ridge above riding through a semi-shady stand of burned pinesThumbnailsI rise out of the shady section and back into the hot sun at a tight switchback on Coit Road

I'm now one ridge closer to the Bay Area and it feels a degree or two cooler down here. At the upper right, I can see a portion of Coit Road that I'll be climbing shortly.