Hi CVC'ers: Even though the weather has jinxed our last two attempts at Away Rides we've decided to offer a shorter driving distance - Away Ride with a familiar route so that we'll have an Away Ride for April (before our Cruisin' the Conejo 5-5-12 event) Note that the ride options available on this ride can correspond to the standard ride definitions of our different Club's colored rides. ( Purple, Gold, Orange & Red)

Parking is limited in the Mission Park parking lot - however there are parking spaces on adjoining streets. Wherever you park, let's gather together in the Mission park parking lot to divide up into our groups and ride from there.

Saturday, 4-21-12 8:30am CVC Away Ride: Ventura - Lake Casitas-Carpenteria-Montecito-Ventura

8:30am Mission Park Parking lot, Ventura, CA (see driving directions** below)

From this location there are several ride options

consistent with our Gold, Orange & Red Ride definitions : (in increasing order of miles & difficulty) :

1) Ventura to Ojai & return = 20+ overall miles (mostly on bikepath) 2) Ventura, Lake Casitas, Carpenteria, Ventura ( 40 + mi.- depending on where you turn back) usually following Hwy # 150 after the Lake Casitas descent 3) Ventura, Lake Casitas, Carpenteria, Montecito, Ventura ( 62 mi.)

Here's the entire 62 mile (longest route # 3 ) as shown on my Garmin readout from a previous ride http://connect.garmin.com/activity/141903950 Shorter ride versions would be as described above in # 1 & # 2

** Driving Directions to start : N/B # 101 FRWY= exit California St. bear to right at top of offramp go straight through 1st traffic light turn Left at next intersection (Santa Clara St.) drive West for approx 1/2 to 3/4 mile to Mission Park Parking Lot on R/S of Santa Clara St. ( if you get to Ventura Ave, you've gone one block too far West)

See you at 8:30am on Sat. , 4-21-12 in Ventura.

Jim Doane - CVC