Our ride tomorrow will be up in San Clemente. Richard is dropping in from down under to get some lessons in toughness and riding skills from us Americans. I believe the only riders available are Alan, Peter Kane (returns home today), me, Richard and his friend Chris. Chris knows the trails in this area so all we have to do is get there.

I'll drive 4 of us. We can leave from my house and pick Alan up in La Costa.

Here are the directions to the site:

• Steed Park Trailhead: From I-5 in San Clemente take the Ave Pico exit. Turn east and take Ave Pico 1.7 miles. Turn right onto Ave La Plata and travel south for 1.4 miles. Steed Park is on the right-hand side of the road just as you can see the road dead-end. You can also park at the end of the street. The trails start just past the end of the road.
• Cristianitos Road Trailhead: At the south end of San Clemente on I-5 take the Cristianitos Road Exit and turn east. Just to the east of the freeway is the intersection of El Camino Real. Park anywhere near this area. A doubletrack access road is just to the south of Cristianitos Road that you can use to go east into the trail network.

So please confirm you are going to join us.

RM