CJ finally agreed to bike up Montara Mountain with me on June 20.
He made the crux on his first attempt, which is incredibly impressive.
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Another cyclist coming up the crux. The crux is over 20% in a few
spots and has a very narrow track gravel between deep ruts.
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Looking north with Pacifica and Mount Tamalpias in the background
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July 2
The Ketchums and the Silverman - Stern families together in North
Beach.
This is the first time we've been together since we camped in Tuolumne
Meadows in 2009
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Z Cioccolato
We had gelato at Naia
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July 3
CJ's new rental house in Santa Cruz. He's sharing it with 3 other
computer science majors.
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CJ's room, which he'll be sharing
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CJ's balcony
Seabright State Beach is behind him
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Their rental is the green house on the left.
This alley was very busy, we met most of the neighbors coming and going
in the short time we were there.
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Walton Lighthouse, located at the entrance of Santa Cruz Harbor
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Steamer Lane, Santa Cruz Wharf, and the Beach Boardwalk
Click here for a panorama of the Santa
Cruz