Sparks cruising

Hi all,

We've done the Verdi ride a couple weeks in a row so we'll transition to another ride to mix it up a bit. This Sunday we have a relatively flat sparks ride with some nice roads that you can cruise on.

We start at the Sparks Marina and head north on Howard, Goldy and Spanish Springs. We wind to Shadow Lane and follow to Pah Rah Mountain Park. After passing through the park we go over Los Altos Parkway to Vista and cruise up Vista to Lacaerta and climb up Desert Fox and Orang Plains and then descend Cobra and then climb Desert Vista to enjoy the fast and straight descent down La Posada. We do turn on Jediah Smith at the bottom and wind our way through Spanish Springs hitting some of the longer roads including Sunset Springs, Cordoba and Tranquility. At mile 21 we can take a break at the Chevron before continuing. We then take La Posada East until we find the bike path that parallels Hubble and take it to Vista. Then after a little bit of Vista we take Wingfield Hills and Kiley to Sparks boulevard which we can roll down to Spanish Springs, Goldy and Howard back to the start.

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/36077611
Rating: C+,B, 35.5 miles, 1230 feet of elevation gain

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