April 24, 2004, dawned bright and warm--no rain, no cold weather, no impending storms. Perfect weather for the 2004 edition of the Devil Mountain Double, a 206-mile ride with approximately 19,000 feet of vertical gain and ascents of two mountains.  Below, photos by Campy Only's  

Bo Yule on the way to the ride start, 4-23-04	First glimpse of Mount Diable	The Campy Only Tescher, ready for battle	The "Wall" at the top of Mt. Diablo	Rest Stop 1, top of Mt. Diablo
Rest Stop 1--got a bit windy here!	Steve Smith in Clayton	Heading for Morgan Territory Road	Morgan Territory	Rest stop on Morgan Territory
Rest Stop 2	Heading for the Altamont Pass	Tons of iron head downhill while we go uphill	Elevated freeway in the Altamont Pass	Almost at the top
	Starting "Oh My God!" hill	Oh ... My ... God	Arriving at the Mines Road rest stop	Mines Road
Steaming toward lunch	Thus guy was on the Mt. Hamilton Challenge--the feathers make him ride faster	Lunch at the Junction	The Junction	Sandy at Lunch
Gratuitous shot of Campy Only's Eric Norris at lunch	Eric and Bo	Signing in	Heading for the slopes of Mt. Hamilton	Lots of wildflowers in bloom
On the slopes of Mt. Hamilton	Great-tasting, cool water at this spring	Mt. Hamilton switchbacks.	Water stop at the top (almost) of Mt. Hamilton	Bo heads for the observatory
Observatory at Mt. Hamilton	Starting the descent	Looking out over the valley	Rest stop on Crothers Road
Sandy rests up for Sierra Road ...	... and here it is! Sierra Road--a real killer climb (rises 1,800 feet in 3 miles)	Climbing Sierra Road, with the Silicon Valley below us	Almost at the Sierra Road rest stop

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