John Hinke leads the way to California. map 
John says, It's been over a year since I finished riding 1,000,000 feet of climbing. Last year was a time for reflection and rest. I didn't race the entire year and just rode my bike for the fun of it. I still went up hill a lot (640,000 feet according to Strava), but I wasn't concerned about any goals. blog
John led me on two great rides out of Ashland. One up old highway 99 to look into California from the Siskiyou Pass. A year latter we rode the rolling hills of Ashland's upper valley. strava