The Three Bears Ride

Today we did what is called the "Three Bears" ride out in Orinda (East Bay). The reason they call this route the "Three Bears" is there are three climbs, two (Mama Bear and Papa Bear) of which are a somewhat straight and even 7% grade. The best part was the long fast descent after Papa Bear (I hit 45mph to give you an idea of how fast it is). We rode an out and back course twice, but we didn't hit Baby Bear until the way back in, so even though it was a "Baby" climb, it didn't seem so small at the time.