tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4093741302018791662024-02-18T22:24:53.386-08:00BLOG JGUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409374130201879166.post-86178376900349596342010-05-24T21:41:00.001-07:002010-05-24T21:47:10.190-07:00May 2010 - Tour of CaliforniaStage 6, Palmdale to Big Bear - the Queen Stage of this years tour. Chris and I got an early start and arrived in Big Bear around 8:45, no traffic either. At 9:30 we were on our bikes riding the race course backwards towards Lake Arrowhead. <br /><br />A few phrases were said many times on this ride, and they just about sum it up - "This doesn't suck", "Not a bad seat in the house" and "Are you feeling the altitude too?" We live around 600-900 ft above sea level. All of this riding was up around 7000 ft.<br /><br />32 miles later we were down in Lake Arrowhead. Time to climb 32 miles back to Big Bear before the race comes into town. On the way back we stopped at a small market and ran into cycling scientist/fitness guru Allen Lim. He was very nice, stopping for about 10 minutes to chat with us.<br /><br />The party at the finish line was awesome. Lot's of people showed up. Thousands I'm sure. We watched most of the race on a jumbo-tron, and saw the leaders sprint to a finish live. <br /><br />Finally, the Tour of California, in its 5th year has a stage right in our backyard. On roads and hills I ride several times a week. Matt and I rode to the top of the Rockstore climb where Herbalife offered to measure our BMI and give us access to their "oh so posh, private, best seat in the house" party. It really was the best seat in the house too - complete with wraps, fruit, sushi and healthy shakes. We watched the peleton come up to the top for 2 of the 4 laps from this awesome vantage point.<br /><br />Then we got on our bikes and rode over to the decent on Decker. We lucked out here too and found a great perch to watch the riders negotiate an off camber turn. Once the riders came through we rode to the finish line and watched the riders come in. Surely, a great day of racing and a great day for fans. I know we had a great time.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409374130201879166.post-74279623917466463432009-09-07T15:14:00.001-07:002009-09-07T15:15:36.228-07:00Why not now?Living The Dream is what it says on the sign on the back of Ward's bike. They've spent the last 2 years riding around the world and will finish next spring (2010). Ward says, "Yeah, gotta go back to work". Ward and Jackie are a smart, warm couple that somehow, seem to have the important things in life, in focus. "Living the dream" may be their motto, but the operative word here is 'living'. They're do-ers. Interested in exploring the world and learning from other cultures.<br /><br />I've been doing some homework of my own this summer. In early August we took a family trip to London and was swept up by the excitement of being in a cosmopolitan city (like NY) and all the culture it has to offer. Then we went to the countryside and I couldn't figure out why I was drawn to just sit or walk, and spend time in a small, out of the way town. I now have a better idea about why I was so effected by both. <br /><br />Prior to that I've been accessing my own 'life deferment plan (LDF)'. You're familiar with LDF - we all have one. Sometimes better known as - 'I'll get to that project when..." or "if I just had some extra time I could ..." We all do it. And here I was speaking with Ward and Jackie and realizing I was seeing an honest, truthful, non-LDF right before my eyes.<br /><br />Doing this ride, or any other event or milestone for that matter, is a 'part' of the dream. But living, and experiencing, every day is what I think it's all about. This became the overwhelming theme for me every day of this ride. And I hope, every day from here on. Why not now?<br /><br />I need to thank our great crew for this ride. Not only were they always there with a bottle of water, but they are inspirational too. Sergio, now a runners coach, has won the San Francisco Marathon as well as other races. His PR is 2:11. World class!! Guillermo has made great strides in his running career most recently setting a personal best at the London Marathon. He aspires to times under 2:30 and a shot at the Mexican Olympic team. Sandra, Bernd's wife, not only offered feminine balance to the trip, but is an accomplished lawyer and runner as well. Her next marathon will be the 2010 Boston Marathon, which she has run before. Bernd posses just about everything you would want in a riding partner - experience, preparedness and a smart, steady pace. His friendship and support on the ride was invaluable. Lastly, thanks to my family and colleagues for giving me the confidence to be away and know that all will be well when I return.<br /><br />You may have noticed a website at the bottom of my custom jersey for this ride - www.helpnedfightals.org. Ned Mann is a 20+ year friend and brilliant musician who was diagnosed with ALS (also known as Lou Gehrigs Disease) about 9 years ago. The courage it takes to get on the bike pales by comparison to the courage Ned musters every day. It was nice to have him along in spirit on this ride. I encourage you to visit his website. You'll hear great music, read some funny stories and see some cool pics and videos. He'd love to hear from you too.<br /><br />For those of you into the technical specs of the ride:<br />6 days<br />652 miles (108 miles/day avg.)<br />36,000 ft. elevation gain (6,000 ft./day avg.)<br />According to Bernd's computer, we burned about 43,000 calories.<br /><br />I lost no weight on this ride. And had no flats. I was surprised how much of the route I have memorized. We always met interesting people. I was never bored or wished for the riding to end. I laughed the hardest when Mark joined us.<br /><br />I did this same 6 day ride 2 years ago. Last year, I rode cross country (North to South, 2000 miles in 19 days). I remember, very well, how I felt 2 years ago after each days ride. This was entirely different for me. I felt good & strong the entire time. Something must be working right.<br /><br />Thanks so much for tuning in. I wish you all the best -<br /><br />Joel<br />Ward and Jackie - http://fromthebenchesoftheworld.com/<br />Ned Mann - www.helpnedfightals.org<br />Bernd - http://www.tourofcalifornia.org<br />Joel - http://www.joelgoodman.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409374130201879166.post-69638157366901099502009-09-07T11:34:00.001-07:002009-09-07T11:39:00.841-07:00Day 6 - Solvang to Malibu (Home)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1upXkLZ7cRdjZHTqdH7vytV_os8UYxjzYzdxQB8iD3aLYbaBQ8yJsEpowO4jqjKPLn4yzsllF78AK_rXzPL_pgOqXNx8dLM7LjRKxqyNVEHHOizhcEaFDgKEAGdHET_WSS7FeDCbP9Sa/s1600-h/IMG_0272.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1upXkLZ7cRdjZHTqdH7vytV_os8UYxjzYzdxQB8iD3aLYbaBQ8yJsEpowO4jqjKPLn4yzsllF78AK_rXzPL_pgOqXNx8dLM7LjRKxqyNVEHHOizhcEaFDgKEAGdHET_WSS7FeDCbP9Sa/s320/IMG_0272.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378795965840363074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQB7H9LasWtP_lUC_6shCntdE71YycYSFk5XSbwg1MUwdKgEM-tvXviO5InQdh-5BQJ_c7_uT0Wc1ubb1xbjHZyedVLPJ6Hahux5r-hXjCd34MGV0guqbG7A3Ew3wCJhFh_RieUFE9DVlH/s1600-h/IMG_0273.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQB7H9LasWtP_lUC_6shCntdE71YycYSFk5XSbwg1MUwdKgEM-tvXviO5InQdh-5BQJ_c7_uT0Wc1ubb1xbjHZyedVLPJ6Hahux5r-hXjCd34MGV0guqbG7A3Ew3wCJhFh_RieUFE9DVlH/s320/IMG_0273.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378795956720588546" /></a><br />Bernd and I at the top of San Marcos Pass, the highest point of the six days.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_pT3BE6ucPO0PLBWzZv9ZQcWO24lWcM1Vp1XJ3Ehsag8j9yo8B7qvuvbn2Mp4F1PBQ8KEsOpnLXNAaXY9Eo2vaT6g_Gr_cwuGRKivnHr6WV7eQRmEeL4AqxbqQGyH3dFUFM3BZSBcBi5/s1600-h/IMG_0275.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_pT3BE6ucPO0PLBWzZv9ZQcWO24lWcM1Vp1XJ3Ehsag8j9yo8B7qvuvbn2Mp4F1PBQ8KEsOpnLXNAaXY9Eo2vaT6g_Gr_cwuGRKivnHr6WV7eQRmEeL4AqxbqQGyH3dFUFM3BZSBcBi5/s320/IMG_0275.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378795967016561058" /></a><br />Malibu (Cross Creek) just a few more miles and I'm home.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbc1Lkv8kiRV_33zxiumcqNl5BD4lrf7rNdmiWfrxRMWLKSIzWJKbzQ6MPjBP6RsuFut3nA6GBJcTvtyHS6iYnep1Q9_X4PfceTCaG1bhWbxJOVlpUieNs50cjndpA4qteAUg-6hlBTfBk/s1600-h/IMG_0277.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbc1Lkv8kiRV_33zxiumcqNl5BD4lrf7rNdmiWfrxRMWLKSIzWJKbzQ6MPjBP6RsuFut3nA6GBJcTvtyHS6iYnep1Q9_X4PfceTCaG1bhWbxJOVlpUieNs50cjndpA4qteAUg-6hlBTfBk/s320/IMG_0277.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378795977584806754" /></a><br />What?!?! Doping control at my house?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409374130201879166.post-40757585186249322442009-09-07T11:31:00.000-07:002009-09-07T11:42:37.394-07:00Day 5 - Cambria to Solvang<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFVvur_Jk7Piq16Em5HU20H8flWQvZAx1_jiGRICnbLQqmnrLHI44G2CF_72yXQ1bDzPZwMvPj2sLKhpj-axmtYZ3lVxe2FYxQoGqxrXxBhEsbIEzTQyct7skTKf-Kwp6VD6T4g5W6GFY/s1600-h/IMG_0253.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFVvur_Jk7Piq16Em5HU20H8flWQvZAx1_jiGRICnbLQqmnrLHI44G2CF_72yXQ1bDzPZwMvPj2sLKhpj-axmtYZ3lVxe2FYxQoGqxrXxBhEsbIEzTQyct7skTKf-Kwp6VD6T4g5W6GFY/s320/IMG_0253.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378795518736306098" /></a><br />Ballard Canyon - almost to Solvang. This route is on the Tour of California (Time Trial). Many of the roads we took are also on the tour.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2pSWZ920SGC8eSMEueO6yHm6DPvq13NVPCbEV7GrlWpUUdDCjvrqQZvEzjOazNpQUj2iS2gsj-_9hyphenhyphen0jP_hRCpBPCh13IAva8_qiT_O1p_XpTodCf_6dsa5vwbsM7GXLUKG0CNj6Eica0/s1600-h/IMG_0252.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2pSWZ920SGC8eSMEueO6yHm6DPvq13NVPCbEV7GrlWpUUdDCjvrqQZvEzjOazNpQUj2iS2gsj-_9hyphenhyphen0jP_hRCpBPCh13IAva8_qiT_O1p_XpTodCf_6dsa5vwbsM7GXLUKG0CNj6Eica0/s320/IMG_0252.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378795414721717906" /></a><br />Foxen Canyon<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghtDC_1bc0ltPaceYAIvjxHjlMqiWsjWyJaN-bgDLXOmDjg6-gxNNen2r3cCUFrt0NLpR0F8ZgN-S-M-b3hiuUPi38EVjjfNsqA5W39NI8qgz67jCucMM5atPgAenFNJZvwfx9wSBxYwE1/s1600-h/IMG_0245.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghtDC_1bc0ltPaceYAIvjxHjlMqiWsjWyJaN-bgDLXOmDjg6-gxNNen2r3cCUFrt0NLpR0F8ZgN-S-M-b3hiuUPi38EVjjfNsqA5W39NI8qgz67jCucMM5atPgAenFNJZvwfx9wSBxYwE1/s320/IMG_0245.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378795408055111778" /></a><br />Foxen Canyon<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZvFXv7VFsyBhEo3OIoeIebB2kJxg9Ehd6lY7yd-YJ9Br0EvSkHHtqacs7wi-722qHxFBhVSYfI36_RPC1q4VB5Ck73OQvM6yZIMaIEDuo9VfwqXdQV_edGjriRHyThLDaGwTZQmo2N50n/s1600-h/IMG_0244.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZvFXv7VFsyBhEo3OIoeIebB2kJxg9Ehd6lY7yd-YJ9Br0EvSkHHtqacs7wi-722qHxFBhVSYfI36_RPC1q4VB5Ck73OQvM6yZIMaIEDuo9VfwqXdQV_edGjriRHyThLDaGwTZQmo2N50n/s320/IMG_0244.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378795398138110466" /></a><br />Somewhere after lunch in Guadalupe. We had great tailwinds here and rode mostly at 30MPH.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Z9nQYPmrvrTQPMeNRH7WqBBZnsY7OCGjU7s2qkPdkmztm7Lbn5wpTwk1P123GYirjLcCFJ5wpFJTY3gFMEDFGTlWDE9vLCY2IMIwW1mQjv_Tu2bqTttmqQl0LmkPgeesrptLmsT-lU3o/s1600-h/IMG_0240.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Z9nQYPmrvrTQPMeNRH7WqBBZnsY7OCGjU7s2qkPdkmztm7Lbn5wpTwk1P123GYirjLcCFJ5wpFJTY3gFMEDFGTlWDE9vLCY2IMIwW1mQjv_Tu2bqTttmqQl0LmkPgeesrptLmsT-lU3o/s320/IMG_0240.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378795393258590626" /></a><br />One of the great mottos of this trip (for me) - Why Not Now. Is this a sign?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi84D0Vl_1cRLxyozJudBKcWD5KIih9cuhsMuSvyfeth8er9R1J9xr3u3TVvthLOzP2OziJeiwObGosDg5prtvt04NsHzUnChSJmWFWKhpPQAq5n3B7uSSB93fVBgNv6Z1PO3QBrj6I69Tl/s1600-h/IMG_0238.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi84D0Vl_1cRLxyozJudBKcWD5KIih9cuhsMuSvyfeth8er9R1J9xr3u3TVvthLOzP2OziJeiwObGosDg5prtvt04NsHzUnChSJmWFWKhpPQAq5n3B7uSSB93fVBgNv6Z1PO3QBrj6I69Tl/s320/IMG_0238.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378795385811641490" /></a><br />Bernd looking like a cycling star.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409374130201879166.post-22171172009524388832009-09-04T20:47:00.000-07:002009-09-07T11:47:57.513-07:00Day 4 - Carmel to Cambria (via Big Sur)Big Sur is an experience. I wonder how to take pictures of an experience. Certainly, this is one of the most beautiful and serene places you could ever visit. Spend a few days in Big Sur, and something about you will probably change. Last time I did this ride, I said it was the best day I ever had on a bicycle. I would only add that some of my best days, on the bike or off, are when I'm physically or mentally, at Big Sur.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMnR8RDYF5CsKkKv6lK9Kt3TRXaQzzsa7M_DSfgm9p2xi0Yt97FXQBYZYYvhl2rTwFLTxAH3BhGQzdgxLRX-wEXnE1rF2-2iZNM25wNBOdceL_bOC4Y46qDj5QeLJ_F6iVuit3hYVSfty/s1600-h/IMG_0224.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMnR8RDYF5CsKkKv6lK9Kt3TRXaQzzsa7M_DSfgm9p2xi0Yt97FXQBYZYYvhl2rTwFLTxAH3BhGQzdgxLRX-wEXnE1rF2-2iZNM25wNBOdceL_bOC4Y46qDj5QeLJ_F6iVuit3hYVSfty/s320/IMG_0224.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378794877639916018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbN1QhMWN0YIHPNXXZuItAufJzRu5Dd3ER5XbQakHCeknHsIeo-iarve79yY_P_chrPtH6UNHQFADNdEsvp9Emi2rD8Cy0ux3JbmB8Z1qBao76-VSl5KjSr3T3wrLnUs0OFgmCBjBfNSFk/s1600-h/IMG_0221.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQi8CQ6rhAGPkey046oVBeNy8nmMTmQi739lp9lnWAyxuASZDmDg2SB2JiYX4TOmZXp7xYcWJfQH2CXC4RuLivx8F3Hhdh58UCXLIoUjeus2FYGej82R9CHdsbjdrlL7p9wsBbKJcdPBI/s320/IMG_0215.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378794860475071378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2BFf8FozDyG2UDs8Ginqxvd8pJBCkn81ir0DK1EV1EPEfgyyBc2bvxcwHeNTHA8v1Nx55Qa7ngdGRHJHDQ_fBEjvqp7HV6nXTAOFjsSyRkv7KrjyAdNwAfUCXN4v-h4-hUvkAG4e0pNB/s1600-h/IMG_0211.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2BFf8FozDyG2UDs8Ginqxvd8pJBCkn81ir0DK1EV1EPEfgyyBc2bvxcwHeNTHA8v1Nx55Qa7ngdGRHJHDQ_fBEjvqp7HV6nXTAOFjsSyRkv7KrjyAdNwAfUCXN4v-h4-hUvkAG4e0pNB/s320/IMG_0211.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378794850642220706" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409374130201879166.post-67247219947467166152009-09-02T22:12:00.001-07:002009-09-07T11:56:12.620-07:00Day 3 - Half Moon Bay - Carmel by the Sea<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhngewXNbuC5QnyuR6bbKftMYhCjRdajCHcYlGXZZXqgLIFFjcm6rT2BPr2xM_nACB1ZwDFOP7cRTzzn6EISgkeQQEPY0MNjav6Nxd1U0n4dh_Rv55HnkbWELMAPgrmdNqbsCBXbbps9nUO/s1600-h/IMG_0161.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhngewXNbuC5QnyuR6bbKftMYhCjRdajCHcYlGXZZXqgLIFFjcm6rT2BPr2xM_nACB1ZwDFOP7cRTzzn6EISgkeQQEPY0MNjav6Nxd1U0n4dh_Rv55HnkbWELMAPgrmdNqbsCBXbbps9nUO/s320/IMG_0161.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377107939035976642" /></a><br />Stage Road - just off and parallel to PCH.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_BNcUFHxXI-yQ2Tp5LNFIi-QcOhVYyu2MhOm-1nMOIHHuygNB7lYUT74Ik63iRj78qCpNtmgb4obo200u_ODM59hl36mrXb9xyP0kZFeSNhNpPLuASIm6PaAz0FWqYdkEBOZPQ6iMciH/s1600-h/IMG_0166.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_BNcUFHxXI-yQ2Tp5LNFIi-QcOhVYyu2MhOm-1nMOIHHuygNB7lYUT74Ik63iRj78qCpNtmgb4obo200u_ODM59hl36mrXb9xyP0kZFeSNhNpPLuASIm6PaAz0FWqYdkEBOZPQ6iMciH/s320/IMG_0166.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377107761369148002" /></a><br />Pescadero<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaRT2kcH8DAuxK4IZ0CiM9F9DSl64dqEMb6QBDwe63fHAQNs9qJGazNl2FN-xIh5LjGnWuWO3I4ry2UvK0IqQTgf-kW4WI2NOrlkGahmSussG8p-j0CDC787WSwrtyXm_3g4vYOZn-2XXi/s1600-h/IMG_0171.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaRT2kcH8DAuxK4IZ0CiM9F9DSl64dqEMb6QBDwe63fHAQNs9qJGazNl2FN-xIh5LjGnWuWO3I4ry2UvK0IqQTgf-kW4WI2NOrlkGahmSussG8p-j0CDC787WSwrtyXm_3g4vYOZn-2XXi/s320/IMG_0171.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377107755816166754" /></a><br />Back on the coast, just north of Santa Cruz.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5EJ9W2kjuxY7vK75xcHl81szZiDfG0lq2sZdB0bGnnYnd-f44lcYx8LKfb6UUpGsGCXQj7CpP0xf_YutZzuywD1R4G5cnsMKiUGWOo0QjAuGxZjTvyxRokOM8hQQfNtsvowvkOaUHP8k/s1600-h/IMG_0178.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5EJ9W2kjuxY7vK75xcHl81szZiDfG0lq2sZdB0bGnnYnd-f44lcYx8LKfb6UUpGsGCXQj7CpP0xf_YutZzuywD1R4G5cnsMKiUGWOo0QjAuGxZjTvyxRokOM8hQQfNtsvowvkOaUHP8k/s320/IMG_0178.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377107743920810658" /></a><br />Endless farming... south of Santa Cruz.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgJ90Eurvs4Y1FWcGrqPCK3ljPLXoCmwmIrRXnkby1DE1E1T5nj7lGcsnMD0ZwGZkSJ2dP_WBjt1z2gnzlKOpjcC4PbePqP_2uelvF5x4kfADwnKQ9H-cgpiMarpD519EukMrfCE3uDgd/s1600-h/IMG_0188.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgJ90Eurvs4Y1FWcGrqPCK3ljPLXoCmwmIrRXnkby1DE1E1T5nj7lGcsnMD0ZwGZkSJ2dP_WBjt1z2gnzlKOpjcC4PbePqP_2uelvF5x4kfADwnKQ9H-cgpiMarpD519EukMrfCE3uDgd/s320/IMG_0188.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377107739257975970" /></a><br />The sign here read: Do not feed the vicious sea lions! They were awesome, loud and plentiful... and fun to watch.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8v_3fS1R-TzJM5vWgLG5ty6cQNiCmesAWeC1evT7tO9_C3vZbCXj6X7u4qbmIBHZkQgg0Z8D12c-fr8L9GIzj9p7fTeshQ3_C3ajwD95DxDM0p5L1kbjCCp84seBdf6SpxVXaHttXxtO8/s1600-h/IMG_0201.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8v_3fS1R-TzJM5vWgLG5ty6cQNiCmesAWeC1evT7tO9_C3vZbCXj6X7u4qbmIBHZkQgg0Z8D12c-fr8L9GIzj9p7fTeshQ3_C3ajwD95DxDM0p5L1kbjCCp84seBdf6SpxVXaHttXxtO8/s320/IMG_0201.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377107731893305026" /></a><br />I love Monterey, Pacific Grove and Carmel. We had a great ride around the area finishing with a ride on 17 mile drive passing the Pebble Beach golf course and the Lone Cypress.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409374130201879166.post-74080234140453245072009-09-02T22:07:00.000-07:002009-09-07T12:04:01.827-07:00Day 2 - Bodega Bay - Half Moon Bay<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivt5Iqke82-i15d3C33ZDSkoM9vqnlQNGpuI_64RKXUC4y5dnq7Fvin2FtzTfVxC0MaBaGq-pFzk_6v9qV1643v2w0eOBWpmf8OVegXsHc11gqkXwHQ18YQNataHFh4YwndLlbFnlkLvF6/s1600-h/IMG_0110.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivt5Iqke82-i15d3C33ZDSkoM9vqnlQNGpuI_64RKXUC4y5dnq7Fvin2FtzTfVxC0MaBaGq-pFzk_6v9qV1643v2w0eOBWpmf8OVegXsHc11gqkXwHQ18YQNataHFh4YwndLlbFnlkLvF6/s320/IMG_0110.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377104451782547922" /></a><br />Mark Gunther was my roommate last year on the cross country ride. Mark lives in San Francisco and guided us on a fabulous ride from Bodega Bay to Half Moon Bay via Stinson Beach, the Golden Gate Bridge and Devil's Slide.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5wgUCvsQH0Jx4Y3QlQrdRFZe0raiTUgrpAWQLGPEVJy74VXpMOSaysx99HpDpFHlYsErRDXjuBj5YIzquuCSIxSFf9ftplQwWrme16f4ImEh1RiCd73ifZB9BCUIvANgkcVgU8FIJDiq/s1600-h/IMG_0106.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5wgUCvsQH0Jx4Y3QlQrdRFZe0raiTUgrpAWQLGPEVJy74VXpMOSaysx99HpDpFHlYsErRDXjuBj5YIzquuCSIxSFf9ftplQwWrme16f4ImEh1RiCd73ifZB9BCUIvANgkcVgU8FIJDiq/s320/IMG_0106.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377104449182568306" /></a><br />Bernd & Mark.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAzTTt-B59WUOe4zCufZszjZtltbv7wk13-wpDKm-In4WoJlYMDrkHEI-3Dafdzt-AE5DAo9yI4RjZJzaPzM-fj3JSk1NDDZWaMH73MZLyfOtD2fo0Zko_yNMB010PEhhZt87y6y6bck9/s1600-h/IMG_0094.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAzTTt-B59WUOe4zCufZszjZtltbv7wk13-wpDKm-In4WoJlYMDrkHEI-3Dafdzt-AE5DAo9yI4RjZJzaPzM-fj3JSk1NDDZWaMH73MZLyfOtD2fo0Zko_yNMB010PEhhZt87y6y6bck9/s320/IMG_0094.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377104437195623458" /></a><br />Me at the start in Bodega Bay showing off our custom cycling jerseys.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdVYLXS8CblJptyt4b47ieD1OkfHqB7OKZhQNX5dXicRLwsonDRBZwhsOvDKqj48IjRJiscOZGLbTCw55koPAHbacj8pARlOQ82UOkhqJk9tNh5De3ouFKFcMD7uxjZDHyF62yus2WT_6/s1600-h/IMG_0111.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdVYLXS8CblJptyt4b47ieD1OkfHqB7OKZhQNX5dXicRLwsonDRBZwhsOvDKqj48IjRJiscOZGLbTCw55koPAHbacj8pARlOQ82UOkhqJk9tNh5De3ouFKFcMD7uxjZDHyF62yus2WT_6/s320/IMG_0111.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377103925534328194" /></a><br />Stinson Beach as we climb over the Pacific shoulder of Mt. Tam (where Mountain Biking was born).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgBPCwnZwFxIPTAc41GdC-f85EeG2Xrt6QE9jFhxcEdcmtkdNIDMb1qmm63ckkRAXkxbBBtpzRy3U81C8vu_zqlAnSTjMFffS7jlMiMKw-kkTd6gZrQi04IiqTV8e-eezVDjSWnjjGCgwy/s1600-h/IMG_0118.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgBPCwnZwFxIPTAc41GdC-f85EeG2Xrt6QE9jFhxcEdcmtkdNIDMb1qmm63ckkRAXkxbBBtpzRy3U81C8vu_zqlAnSTjMFffS7jlMiMKw-kkTd6gZrQi04IiqTV8e-eezVDjSWnjjGCgwy/s320/IMG_0118.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377103919562647826" /></a><br />Still climbing ;)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7ZS5xAZBnbaNSVuulITTmdNrj2tecrlLHBfkt9qbpOncfm7QyM2OV-osqq62YcJ8oHpyRYEwO7ev6ykIyB5w_zxhjbv7du2CKAvPmreW0jjudCA4wBvdmUFb1VlEzkTtq1qYsvySf8Jk/s1600-h/IMG_0126.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7ZS5xAZBnbaNSVuulITTmdNrj2tecrlLHBfkt9qbpOncfm7QyM2OV-osqq62YcJ8oHpyRYEwO7ev6ykIyB5w_zxhjbv7du2CKAvPmreW0jjudCA4wBvdmUFb1VlEzkTtq1qYsvySf8Jk/s320/IMG_0126.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377103908629378578" /></a><br />Riding through Sausalito.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEganwKvaRccRSZ2wndCfLrvRwHUF6utue5Wn2AJVzOdfmACvJoUv7hEcYJkOY5HtQW5bY5_vcJn3lmLjqPBDuyIKXkFfHSQE0eo-QnDrfjYXLaV1cLBTeshK3GntZl4_fQtDLgh30z6FOaQ/s1600-h/IMG_0130.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEganwKvaRccRSZ2wndCfLrvRwHUF6utue5Wn2AJVzOdfmACvJoUv7hEcYJkOY5HtQW5bY5_vcJn3lmLjqPBDuyIKXkFfHSQE0eo-QnDrfjYXLaV1cLBTeshK3GntZl4_fQtDLgh30z6FOaQ/s320/IMG_0130.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377103900076094850" /></a><br />The Golden Gate Bridge, view from Fort Baker.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5tNilZyVJGOQkuCirKh4kO_iiASIQoKmYZJTTBzjaA-m4cARtMg6KdeMorO8LDsZqwI0GwS6rn3YnIRrtOywDsEb89MJqqRLgeDxPxc32LH6gDlYgeWVHra-5UCvuQVEM3i7rs-GLhnkt/s1600-h/IMG_0140.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5tNilZyVJGOQkuCirKh4kO_iiASIQoKmYZJTTBzjaA-m4cARtMg6KdeMorO8LDsZqwI0GwS6rn3YnIRrtOywDsEb89MJqqRLgeDxPxc32LH6gDlYgeWVHra-5UCvuQVEM3i7rs-GLhnkt/s320/IMG_0140.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377103896783445266" /></a><br />The dynamic duo.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409374130201879166.post-67153344193146199922009-09-02T22:00:00.000-07:002009-09-02T22:06:50.379-07:00Day 1 - Living The DreamI'll explain the title of this when I get a chance to write a bit. But in short - we met 2 people on the first day that have inspired me in several ways. More to come...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnmelwBLO1pxcu6MLU7SRMdwroJXiB3b-cQ4Oqn4HLijDdEnhDUR7sFgYR9MX-jhIQ0oze8ijOnWEPqWL4goS4Mwu-ao584QMth5N4ouSgzGVozYLYJ_3aCH75UDYErTe0jC_2_1b7wqb/s1600-h/IMG_0093.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnmelwBLO1pxcu6MLU7SRMdwroJXiB3b-cQ4Oqn4HLijDdEnhDUR7sFgYR9MX-jhIQ0oze8ijOnWEPqWL4goS4Mwu-ao584QMth5N4ouSgzGVozYLYJ_3aCH75UDYErTe0jC_2_1b7wqb/s320/IMG_0093.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377102834135146834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxqmvzzdw3OnxgFbhV1znnnE9HChWzwwNTnELmeXIRUaSqf03FHf-Jqs8MuIZ7TzTt0HEm31St6xKl02wSFWxYJ6yOlYjiSpipnW31D-puS1wgV_NRRwUQkJRQuzpRxL23MZ5nuOWH47Hk/s1600-h/IMG_0088.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggmE2oYvV-QFR5cJlkG0mtMDPN1mLg_uRkmcTXpvHbC3JyEmGB0Z5fzCN4mLXLdPsmbpAu72iZatc29Da9pAc5sni6S-NJKvIYtPwbOwVbfL_T2DID2ng7UUJb49h9W8xoT4WvAnrDPa6G/s320/IMG_0048_2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377102274381516050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_AD2mMcWwJEZBD_kAqyytE0Nmrzsx4zowRh3fORB-fW9C8sjnLBs4EO8wGhjg1Rdl1aFPETGBC5LcKlDv1ic-Hv9KaIatoOiTHV_aU1KTFERh7YAcxQ7Mxvvsj8j6uAoEy9cChF8G-iBG/s1600-h/IMG_0036.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_AD2mMcWwJEZBD_kAqyytE0Nmrzsx4zowRh3fORB-fW9C8sjnLBs4EO8wGhjg1Rdl1aFPETGBC5LcKlDv1ic-Hv9KaIatoOiTHV_aU1KTFERh7YAcxQ7Mxvvsj8j6uAoEy9cChF8G-iBG/s320/IMG_0036.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377102266299832786" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409374130201879166.post-76193206063612264892009-09-01T21:41:00.000-07:002009-09-02T22:00:33.475-07:00What's HappeningOn a self supported ride, there's much to do. I'm just not finding the time right now to write, what I want to write. So... I will post pictures of each day and then write something later. Thanks for understanding, and I hope you'll keep checking in.<br /><br />JGUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409374130201879166.post-74424450026283281372009-08-30T21:50:00.000-07:002009-08-30T21:55:41.184-07:00Day 0 - Drive to Fort Bragg<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQet1OK2cN_ckkm8TJ3IP2aYuSx97IqktnMJaqQMSAE8rUg88cX3JSDcxITVtKfW9XoVDOHn1mWywYPVjZCftQrIyOPVr-VVHICj7k7pZhC8-Wo3jWMHdJn680uvnfbsxULnm8-Br_VkLF/s1600-h/IMG_0003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQet1OK2cN_ckkm8TJ3IP2aYuSx97IqktnMJaqQMSAE8rUg88cX3JSDcxITVtKfW9XoVDOHn1mWywYPVjZCftQrIyOPVr-VVHICj7k7pZhC8-Wo3jWMHdJn680uvnfbsxULnm8-Br_VkLF/s320/IMG_0003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375986120899986434" /></a><br /><br /><br />Two years ago I rode my bicycle down the California coast, solo. My friend John Anderson was kind enough to drive my car, and my stuff, from hotel to hotel and join me for dinner as well. We had a great time.<br /><br />It was the first long distance (650 miles), multi-day (6 days) cycling trip I ever did. Last year I was fortunate to ride my bicycle from the Canadian border, to El Paso, Texas, on the Mexican border (2000 miles/19 days). It was something I always wanted to do and I'm very proud of that accomplishment.<br /><br />This year I had no set plan or goal, but thought it would be nice to repeat the Cali Coast ride with a friend. Enter, Bernd Straehle. When I was researching various California rides I came across Bernds' website and sent him an email. [Bernd has one of the best sites on long distance California cycling - www.tourofcalifornia.org.] Since then we've ridden together a few times and found that we're compatible riders. When I mentioned this ride, I was very happy to hear that Bernd was interested.<br /><br />Bernds' wife, Sandra, is a runner and a cyclist, but seems to be running more. Specifically marathons, like the Boston Marathon (for instance). Sandra, graciously agreed to drive support for us and brought along 2 of her marathon friends from Mexico - Guillermo y Sergio. Guillermo just completed the London marathon (in 2:50!!!) and Sergio has won (as in First Place) the San Francisco Marathon (in 1992) amongst others.<br /><br />Bernd et al, picked me up at 7am. We drove through a very smokey San Fernando valley and proceeded on to the 5 North. Passed San Francisco and stopped for lunch. We were making good time, so we decided to take the scenic route over to the coast via route 128 and the Navarro Forest of Redwoods. We had a great time horsing around in these amazingly tall trees. The ground was covered in ferns and clovers. Really beautiful. <br /><br />Tomorrow is our first day on the bike. Weather is cold up here (50's and 60's) and damp, lot's of marine layer. I'll try to update this blog after each days ride. Click on the pics to see larger versions. If you want to read about my last Cali Coast trip, or my cross country ride from last summer, it's all available on this blog.<br /><br />Cheers :)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuHfeDxkHyO7W-jxrFKVUrE3JwQT3jT8LDottEEasucEs9Hcy5-l8s3sEhsLxCLeHzaTnHABlVoauLSbdHnyzGRy5vRQM7w8_Z71EUgBY21TKYII-MxIia5rB68-Lk_8Ro4dcZ-uHeYqU/s1600-h/IMG_0006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuHfeDxkHyO7W-jxrFKVUrE3JwQT3jT8LDottEEasucEs9Hcy5-l8s3sEhsLxCLeHzaTnHABlVoauLSbdHnyzGRy5vRQM7w8_Z71EUgBY21TKYII-MxIia5rB68-Lk_8Ro4dcZ-uHeYqU/s320/IMG_0006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375986124103039826" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpY8TnuiKs8tdnxgU4ZPEmwqakKjs2sKe7jzOqH4pXtUtX8OwF_ptdwJOUBBXqGAwDj2TQfB2lwsnO04n1uz5nnf_pN8RJPZ_QQ4BactCBgb2j_ydkxto61n9sfzfeu22LktdnTxegYd7U/s1600-h/IMG_0021.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpY8TnuiKs8tdnxgU4ZPEmwqakKjs2sKe7jzOqH4pXtUtX8OwF_ptdwJOUBBXqGAwDj2TQfB2lwsnO04n1uz5nnf_pN8RJPZ_QQ4BactCBgb2j_ydkxto61n9sfzfeu22LktdnTxegYd7U/s320/IMG_0021.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375986128909290930" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409374130201879166.post-39188935913726141172008-08-17T13:23:00.000-07:002008-08-17T13:32:43.969-07:00Day 19 - What a TripI'm actually writing this post at the airport on the way home. The last day of riding was yesterday. I spent most of yesterday reflecting on the trip and writing this post in my mind. Of course, I only remember bits and pieces of it - lol. There is a lot to say so I will leave most of it for a follow up email after I've had some time to reflect. But here's what the day was like.<br /><br />We started late with bfast at 7:30. At 8am we did the customary group photo. It's a short day (64 miles) with lunch at the end. This is the only time we get to eat lunch and NOT get back on the bike. I left with David, Craig and Chip aka, the fast boys. These are also really great guys to ride with - lot's of fun and lot's of humor, while keeping it serious. We did the first 35 miles with a 22mph avg.<br /><br />Once we crossed into Texas, we did our last pass climb that eventually took us into El Paso. There was a great rest stop at the top of the climb where you can see El Paso and Mexico just beyond it. Since I arrived so early at this stop, I stayed to hang out with other riders as they came in. <br /><br />Then there was the remaining 30 miles to ride. Some of it on the interstate where Carl got a flat. Lot's of fun changing a flat on the Interstate....NOT. To top it off we had a headwind the entire time on the interstate. But once we got off, we had a glorious tailwind - a great way to cap the trip. I was part of a group of 6 that maintained 30-35mph until we reached the hotel. A fun, fast, challenging day - that's PAC Tour! :)<br /><br />Once we finished lunch we packed up our bikes and then made our way to our hotel rooms to relax. There was a buffet dinner for everyone - the only time the entire group ate dinner together. Then there were the closing ceremonies.<br /><br />It was really great! And I wish you were all there last night. Lon and Sue present a plaque with a picture to each rider. Then there's the hall of fame inductees for those that reached 10,000 PAC Tour miles during this trip. And for those that reached 20,000 (there were 2 last night), they get a special street sign made that goes onto the PAC Tour Hotel vehicle. Other words were said and all in all, it was the best way to end the trip.<br /><br />If someone said to me this morning that I had to get on my bike today and ride 100 miles, I'd say "no problem - let's go!". It's also nice to have some time off ;). This trip was really everything I wanted it to be. I hope to elaborate more in a few days.<br /><br />Las Cruces, NM to El Paso, TX<br /><br />Todays Stats:<br />Day 19 - 65 miles<br />RT - 3:20<br />Avg - 19.5<br />Elevation gain - about 1700 ft.<br /><br />TOTAL RIDE STATS:<br /><br />19 Days<br />1998 Miles<br />114 hours 27 minutes in the saddle<br />about 84,000 ft. of climbing<br />17.7 average<br />3 flats (all in 2 back to back days)<br />endless grunts, sweat, smiles and laughs<br /><br />Let's Ride!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjfvPJaF5D7hrjQtklbmSMfFCoqIkSY2iBTs9mC_rz0W6jLEghzrkHZVftZywtAfjCKhy8LDAR2dE4F_lfuwfZwJhXy8BWjlqIVd_LIAOgg3vfP3YLBSInIxZgBPNcYtVEaP-dbuteBtg/s1600-h/IMG_3286.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjfvPJaF5D7hrjQtklbmSMfFCoqIkSY2iBTs9mC_rz0W6jLEghzrkHZVftZywtAfjCKhy8LDAR2dE4F_lfuwfZwJhXy8BWjlqIVd_LIAOgg3vfP3YLBSInIxZgBPNcYtVEaP-dbuteBtg/s320/IMG_3286.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235585644348114370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwlZcCmb3mdYDfzyWuiR2Rhf93uixXViuOQSNGwi9fDtQuyap0ly7Ym9twfWkrE8zcTQAkzrxF70Pf4ui-WxwHqt1V3_iyhbV5Ynofrs3cPBhr5LPJUv1KIN062eMHzKV1HazsS631ewK1/s1600-h/IMG_3287.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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We were a good solid group of 6 all the way to lunch at mile 66. <br /><br />Here's a pic of Mark (my roomie) and I before today's start.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGVTAhdw45LlLNVoBV1hGpeqX8v440NAdnm2a-laHVlN4FiPqwmYG2ky3fOaAMkMVhL-e1UWRnxcCqi3tLAM4oSw53TiK1YeTd6Vstqc_cUVpIHHYpyebs4XKnvZBslHFr7brXDSa-SDF/s1600-h/IMG_3267.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGVTAhdw45LlLNVoBV1hGpeqX8v440NAdnm2a-laHVlN4FiPqwmYG2ky3fOaAMkMVhL-e1UWRnxcCqi3tLAM4oSw53TiK1YeTd6Vstqc_cUVpIHHYpyebs4XKnvZBslHFr7brXDSa-SDF/s320/IMG_3267.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234874630693097682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefTikK1R6sIaQXgWG6llvlvvr_e3Z5PLKRxwjND9muQq1lyBjAcW6Z5otgQJ622bgJxVwzpITHrOItcCr0emG4Jppg17jxGsAWsbakpxEWYQsZbfeFufTSHNqlRrF1Zge8EN8mwXz1XDC/s1600-h/IMG_3269.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefTikK1R6sIaQXgWG6llvlvvr_e3Z5PLKRxwjND9muQq1lyBjAcW6Z5otgQJ622bgJxVwzpITHrOItcCr0emG4Jppg17jxGsAWsbakpxEWYQsZbfeFufTSHNqlRrF1Zge8EN8mwXz1XDC/s320/IMG_3269.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234874629197684098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzDqes2JMuui1HNpqucto15PDOzd5nJjx8yXSI4zV9o5gw6INCFJ-zRCnp6jy82NL1li23wnCruN2aTYCtzoe_CS4iphWj_cKx-dGNG1_4sf27L0kPSCC8yxcQ-SqA8li94nDbqKjyd_t/s1600-h/IMG_3272.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzDqes2JMuui1HNpqucto15PDOzd5nJjx8yXSI4zV9o5gw6INCFJ-zRCnp6jy82NL1li23wnCruN2aTYCtzoe_CS4iphWj_cKx-dGNG1_4sf27L0kPSCC8yxcQ-SqA8li94nDbqKjyd_t/s320/IMG_3272.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234874632328775314" /></a><br /><br />Lunch at Fort Selden - 101 degrees in the sun. Pic of Lil and Ray.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5csWjpDLM9ZyAOSydPQSWcabCILLumO1MCWLEtXmSss6UTKxGmmNGB6vpT7x3NtLZHOw2QMTmoYekjSTZeSOqq8ovYs_WDWxAlqXE8KfUlUji1dIOkoona48zGquv4oT-UgQL91PUSaMz/s1600-h/IMG_3274.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5csWjpDLM9ZyAOSydPQSWcabCILLumO1MCWLEtXmSss6UTKxGmmNGB6vpT7x3NtLZHOw2QMTmoYekjSTZeSOqq8ovYs_WDWxAlqXE8KfUlUji1dIOkoona48zGquv4oT-UgQL91PUSaMz/s320/IMG_3274.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234874639759143954" /></a><br /><br />Riding through groves of pecan and walnut trees.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUaGYqQYDV70_ouQAfTwcmgVJ2gw2q2Z8XP5zscryY8JfQSSF8wQugL7tSKugqAMcyaQFm7TYKZgFi3egYoA713zwDR27ZscsQqerKwX_q1Jnt4op5Zji_xg4kbU9yBKPGk1C-OjDL4qvi/s1600-h/IMG_3275.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUaGYqQYDV70_ouQAfTwcmgVJ2gw2q2Z8XP5zscryY8JfQSSF8wQugL7tSKugqAMcyaQFm7TYKZgFi3egYoA713zwDR27ZscsQqerKwX_q1Jnt4op5Zji_xg4kbU9yBKPGk1C-OjDL4qvi/s320/IMG_3275.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234874643473371618" /></a><br /><br />Once we got to town, Las Cruces, we rode a little further to the historic town of Messilla. This is a very typical looking Mexican square with a church at one end and single story shops around the perimeter. Luckily, there was an ice cream shop (The Chocolate Lady) and we had homemade ice cream on the plaza. We just booked a cab to take us back there for dinner.<br /><br />Truth or Consequences, NM to Las Cruces, NM<br /><br />Day 18 - 81 miles<br />RT - 4:07<br />Avg - 19.9<br />Elevation gain - 1200 ft.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409374130201879166.post-66672120310376424822008-08-15T05:50:00.000-07:002008-08-15T05:54:30.863-07:00Day 17 - Rollers!!At dinner last night Mark told a very funny story. He and another rider met a girl (local) riding her bike yesterday. She asked where we started and where we were ending. Mark replied "Kalispell, MT to El Paso, TX". Then the girl asked how long it would take to get to El Paso. Mark replied "the trip is 19 days". To which the girl replied "you must really like El Paso" :)<br /><br />I set out easy today and as the fast boys came by I thought I'd jump on with them. There were 5 of us in the paceline and we were cookin'. Averaging about 23mph. Then the rollers started - 40 miles of rollers!!! Unrelenting. This would make a great training course. I stayed with the group to the 2nd SAG (about 35 miles) and then did my own pace to lunch. <br /><br />While alone it was kind of cool to be out in the dessert alone. Then I realized that both of my bottles were very low. A mile later I came upon a 3-4 foot rattle snake right in the middle of the road. Several miles later Steve came by with the van from the 1st SAG. I waved him down and filled both my bottles. Thanks Steve! That water (cold) made all the difference for me. After lunch Rich and I rode the remaining 11 miles together at a very comfortable pace.<br /><br />It was a quick 77 miles today and with time to spare, we had our first day at an outdoor pool. It was fun to compare everyone's crazy tan lines.<br /><br />Truth or Consequences, NM got it's name from the game show. Somewhat of a dare, they offered to see if a town would change it's name to the name of the show. This goes back to the 1950's sometime. Of course, we were all hoping and thinking it would be something more western, sherrif or judge-like, about how the town got it's name. The original name was Hot Springs, NM<br /><br />Socorro, NM to Truth or Consequences, NM<br /><br />Day 17 - 77 miles<br />RT - 4:28<br />Avg - 17.3<br />Elevation gain - 2200 ft.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHS9SheIdkwrG9kV6L2Jf-g5F63XDjQ_EtBjDNwaW8pwS-guD1oJfVZ1VkdJEKw7bY9-a1K40Mb9e8xRYmodNd6o9GY1u59C4Y-qPNABCzdikMzLFmn1R3xE2emp5ldDJkWdveMpWmTKcR/s1600-h/IMG_3251.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHS9SheIdkwrG9kV6L2Jf-g5F63XDjQ_EtBjDNwaW8pwS-guD1oJfVZ1VkdJEKw7bY9-a1K40Mb9e8xRYmodNd6o9GY1u59C4Y-qPNABCzdikMzLFmn1R3xE2emp5ldDJkWdveMpWmTKcR/s320/IMG_3251.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234726701008396050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvWmyKdoYOGLvoz4MH8nPsdDTBpt1DRlOKekkw-P_teWtWod5ZCzEB-cdbqKObdRcEq4RnwiHYnD8iqnnEOZyK-_PwiMnRIY2jSe7acl0YvBvyPaRDK5cqyWLSgBPkJ9C7VrYj5i1iHHj/s1600-h/IMG_3253.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvWmyKdoYOGLvoz4MH8nPsdDTBpt1DRlOKekkw-P_teWtWod5ZCzEB-cdbqKObdRcEq4RnwiHYnD8iqnnEOZyK-_PwiMnRIY2jSe7acl0YvBvyPaRDK5cqyWLSgBPkJ9C7VrYj5i1iHHj/s320/IMG_3253.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234726701576909826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5TdVAVFI-9TiSikEr3WCSMpwgpkQVTS5FoKGvnxbn95p0lCtDlMFjHq3dQ6yRsPniogGm-pYGJRtqHMSDNRlZCf0IsZHh0zqVlq_IdR9FdTN-AF-g2exTzJ6MIutOBShKOfPwNB5kmw01/s1600-h/IMG_3254.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5TdVAVFI-9TiSikEr3WCSMpwgpkQVTS5FoKGvnxbn95p0lCtDlMFjHq3dQ6yRsPniogGm-pYGJRtqHMSDNRlZCf0IsZHh0zqVlq_IdR9FdTN-AF-g2exTzJ6MIutOBShKOfPwNB5kmw01/s320/IMG_3254.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234726706953354162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIyDA3N_5rlS68p0w5l1KKutOtTijiyjBVocCufhury1x_oas7agcLXWo2-5TjBqIX4uLDhoQUU7b8XbynTWpAw7EqNSYSpBJoipFio8fHk49HuPjS_l6kPR4_AUzUPtyJanLYNRi-z0dH/s1600-h/IMG_3256.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIyDA3N_5rlS68p0w5l1KKutOtTijiyjBVocCufhury1x_oas7agcLXWo2-5TjBqIX4uLDhoQUU7b8XbynTWpAw7EqNSYSpBJoipFio8fHk49HuPjS_l6kPR4_AUzUPtyJanLYNRi-z0dH/s320/IMG_3256.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234726711727922018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNpkayT1IDntekRy8Vq4FA0S4mHgC8lZ8I-wBeCJCFxL9lhdkyPlLmZ09RI6NLwHaHjWLG4-T4sFXX0JG31EORdFv-ySL6ZtFay_r1G__whBsbricz189E6uFAT_ySyKmTPUdz2vGLyZ_/s1600-h/IMG_3261.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNpkayT1IDntekRy8Vq4FA0S4mHgC8lZ8I-wBeCJCFxL9lhdkyPlLmZ09RI6NLwHaHjWLG4-T4sFXX0JG31EORdFv-ySL6ZtFay_r1G__whBsbricz189E6uFAT_ySyKmTPUdz2vGLyZ_/s320/IMG_3261.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234726709236672098" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409374130201879166.post-45209095089658360762008-08-13T16:09:00.000-07:002008-08-15T05:46:50.630-07:00Day 16 - Dog, Heat, WindWe rolled out this morning as a small group of 2 - Rich and I. After the first stop, I rode solo for a bit. About a mile from the rest stop I was chased by a dog. This is the 3rd time this has happened on this trip. Sometimes it can be a little scary as they can come right up next to you and might bite you on the leg. Depending on the road, and how you're feeling, you can usually out run them. I knew those sprinting drills would come in handy!<br /><br />About 15 miles after my encounter with Fido, Rich and company caught up to me. This was a really good group of about 8 riders. I joined them all the way to lunch. <br /><br />The morning was somewhat overcast which kept the temps cool. Leaving the lunch stop (mile 75) the temps were really going up. For the next 2 hours it was between 95-105. But it's a dry heat :), and we were going downhill for the first 20 miles. The group stayed together all the way to mile 105, when I got a flat (this time the front tire got a thorn in it). Thankfully, Matt and Ruth stayed so I wouldn't have to battle the headwinds alone. Great day riding with some great people. One to remember.<br /><br />btw - the pic (last) of what's supposed to be a river, is actually the Rio Grande. Somewhat underwhelming in this area.<br /><br />Moriarity, NM to Socorro, NM<br /><br />Stats:<br />Day 16 - 120 miles<br />RT - 6:20<br />Avg - 19 mph (fast!)<br />Elevation gain - 2500 ft.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapv07DFMaMXy3qsf2mmv1msPa7l4vUGTONNkBAPtsukuaoCp9RqhuSHa7bWhsOaBsFk-mp_qE98pUGgL0Yq4M49rdYZaZeurlLBRrIvk6KhIVX74swh6sX4vhNKSVAghZAWWHQZLYIL9o/s1600-h/IMG_3231.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapv07DFMaMXy3qsf2mmv1msPa7l4vUGTONNkBAPtsukuaoCp9RqhuSHa7bWhsOaBsFk-mp_qE98pUGgL0Yq4M49rdYZaZeurlLBRrIvk6KhIVX74swh6sX4vhNKSVAghZAWWHQZLYIL9o/s320/IMG_3231.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234353212133573458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgz6s8BNyXl_hYfKR-PwrCIfKet8wB_E2sUAI3Su7r4t9DpPRRb5fXFaXkzO5yHlL0_WT_BhTdZ9-n6y3M4Oqe7DIpXhnzSu7oSWwfcmOxRoz3L5W5onKnGPSPPiIqSvaLWe2cYmuBFrGJ/s1600-h/IMG_3232.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgz6s8BNyXl_hYfKR-PwrCIfKet8wB_E2sUAI3Su7r4t9DpPRRb5fXFaXkzO5yHlL0_WT_BhTdZ9-n6y3M4Oqe7DIpXhnzSu7oSWwfcmOxRoz3L5W5onKnGPSPPiIqSvaLWe2cYmuBFrGJ/s320/IMG_3232.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234353217092447090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBSed3zC1BdFeq0KJbqlgTObebjzVx73K8IiDNLhx54Qbx8JGBaUFI3BTBtEq-Jnabq5I8kyBe2v8d8Rc-3cBh8KMSUhCo7td3fgx4BajPoMZraCy1ZmXBDwbRkZPH3PVTeFLA8r4LornD/s1600-h/IMG_3238.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBSed3zC1BdFeq0KJbqlgTObebjzVx73K8IiDNLhx54Qbx8JGBaUFI3BTBtEq-Jnabq5I8kyBe2v8d8Rc-3cBh8KMSUhCo7td3fgx4BajPoMZraCy1ZmXBDwbRkZPH3PVTeFLA8r4LornD/s320/IMG_3238.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234353219991730130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7SCAuQjSB78eDnTjYwLtxoLeBwPz-wlfgvNXtaHsmmIWUMhusd0pCW4iI0TG4TGs7uhEYpWO5mpRx9q-Q_kp3Gbp5BW4epqSWDFbcpxPrSMY8LMWDLlgV699XujlBSeZ-JDgyPi_7LlJA/s1600-h/IMG_3241.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7SCAuQjSB78eDnTjYwLtxoLeBwPz-wlfgvNXtaHsmmIWUMhusd0pCW4iI0TG4TGs7uhEYpWO5mpRx9q-Q_kp3Gbp5BW4epqSWDFbcpxPrSMY8LMWDLlgV699XujlBSeZ-JDgyPi_7LlJA/s320/IMG_3241.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234724937507974450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiqcUUJ6utp_qkWoOVph3r1yw2lWVfll0DAsp2rZKf38gieF1N2TfXFuR62J0EwoH9dwjZ7p4yWFrSFMDZMaZrXxs_6ivPhftsWJJR5w54VqqzomAyAGZWzUEXzEyXyUE7ZepHdmR0IncO/s1600-h/IMG_3245.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiqcUUJ6utp_qkWoOVph3r1yw2lWVfll0DAsp2rZKf38gieF1N2TfXFuR62J0EwoH9dwjZ7p4yWFrSFMDZMaZrXxs_6ivPhftsWJJR5w54VqqzomAyAGZWzUEXzEyXyUE7ZepHdmR0IncO/s320/IMG_3245.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234724943546711890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTvoLgIf1HZkuJnvjIscdmjQSQ_1AcN512n1ySc3CwkYePwEZbKclCT8P0wQ93e8BmBEEpuS4wJE61vBA4FLWYp0bi3uG-snrtpuG079Vz3X8mEFim-rVKFTvynri09KUL70PPGYn7JEDX/s1600-h/IMG_3249.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTvoLgIf1HZkuJnvjIscdmjQSQ_1AcN512n1ySc3CwkYePwEZbKclCT8P0wQ93e8BmBEEpuS4wJE61vBA4FLWYp0bi3uG-snrtpuG079Vz3X8mEFim-rVKFTvynri09KUL70PPGYn7JEDX/s320/IMG_3249.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234724947114040994" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409374130201879166.post-1451810901216972402008-08-13T16:03:00.000-07:002008-08-15T05:50:25.727-07:00Day 15 - Mostly SoloToday was a good day. Everything started off fine. Rode past Santa Fe and then through a nice little town, Madrid. In Madrid, I got my 2nd flat of the day. No complaints though, I haven't had a flat all trip. And it's quite common, for some reason, for people to have multiple flats in a day. The scenery more than made up for it though. Lot's of climbing and lot's of solitude.<br /><br />Right after lunch there was a 1 mile climb that averaged 15%. I knew to eat a light lunch! I then rode mostly on my own through the middle of nowhere, New Mexico. But the skies were offering a great show. Clouds seem to form out of nowhere. You can see the rain fall, 20 miles away. Some thunder and lightning too.<br /><br />We've been eating Mexican food the last 2 nights and it looks like this will continue for the rest of the trip. But hey, that's what you eat in New Mexico :)<br /><br />Espanola, NM to Moriarity, NM<br /><br />My Garmin has stopped working.<br /><br />Todays Stats:<br />Day 15 - 118 miles<br />Elevation gain - about 6000 ft.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8yd-RVjTrt1h-3gOYm0uJqwLoI0wU06SyNuAH74HHphF0DwUAMefDMjZcLhyphenhyphenaQuwjvHJTCQvK9ph515Q1FTxvpXZTSk2qP6Ql4SkpVvkda_qsNTO5ZS16LlCE0ab7tohIfy7gLDhaYzLT/s1600-h/IMG_3203.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8yd-RVjTrt1h-3gOYm0uJqwLoI0wU06SyNuAH74HHphF0DwUAMefDMjZcLhyphenhyphenaQuwjvHJTCQvK9ph515Q1FTxvpXZTSk2qP6Ql4SkpVvkda_qsNTO5ZS16LlCE0ab7tohIfy7gLDhaYzLT/s320/IMG_3203.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234725380638127554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCan6EbS5rN3SnVDJLHOW_xhImvgeNxzHaixD0YnBLwCy0lFoC6C0gy1YRzEqG2SaylvV9j0fFF0QVl3qpbhDwct5HR1J8gvXmHzP0niOxqe0XN6HyQwAG1Q5HbuLQ1cr2EevXIWY9cftD/s1600-h/IMG_3208.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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It's great to receive your thoughts, comments and encouragement. Thanks!<br /><br />I wasn't quite sure how I was going to feel today. We had a relatively short ride today, but I was tired and starting to get a little achy. But we slept late today (6:30) and the route was very favorable. We had a tailwind most of the way and with about 2500 ft of climbing it was not going to be a hard day. What made it even better was that we would descend about 5000 ft in total. So there was more downhill than usual. Then add to that a beautiful change of terrain, the willingness to be a tourist and stop (HA!) and the commitment to ride super easy - a perfect day! All the stars were aligned.<br /><br />After leaving the small town of Chama the terrain started to resemble something quite different than the lush green and tree heavy areas we've been in. It's obvious in the pics. Lon mentioned that Echo Rock was worth checking out. It looked easy to do so we took the turn and sure enough, the path was paved all the way up to the amphitheater. This place is like the perfect echo chamber. Lot's of fun.<br /><br />Lunch was near some adobe ruins. And the rest of the ride took care of itself. Just great and into the hotel by 1:30!! Plenty of time to recover and gear up for the last 5 days ahead. Wow - what a tour.<br /><br />Chama, NM to Espanola, NM<br /><br />Todays Stats:<br />Day 14 - 81 miles<br />RT - 4:25<br />Avg - 18.4<br />Elevation gain - about 2500 ft.<br />Weather - Fantastic<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirF7cOEshNvB3aTlvkaDT9gBzbwCczgHIiTVlWix4LskKZU_cfpPoHTU0KYdMRm0poW5il4Mjtaws8HvzqOt44LnRVkBO7ddGSFd9wIFDmFhGMX-0oAg13_ibdDKa9_Gyk9Tr45HU6QgAM/s1600-h/IMG_3151.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirF7cOEshNvB3aTlvkaDT9gBzbwCczgHIiTVlWix4LskKZU_cfpPoHTU0KYdMRm0poW5il4Mjtaws8HvzqOt44LnRVkBO7ddGSFd9wIFDmFhGMX-0oAg13_ibdDKa9_Gyk9Tr45HU6QgAM/s320/IMG_3151.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233409542907217762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI0kGaVpXdJM8tyIwIo2Y9hrEriYvS-4ax9TzmlHIs3KkfQUh0izt7Nsq-lvH194ChVsRU6TE6kneUGP1W6WR-tyxE-H5w9W6HNPG5pL0hdHzFv9JvTFbneqTakC9D_QVwpX8_Y51a59R4/s1600-h/IMG_3153.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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That said, this was still a good day... at least until I got to the Continental Divide sign. Then the clouds starting moving our way and it became a race to get to the hotel before the downpour started. I made it, but some others weren't so lucky.<br /><br />I'm quite tired now from the last 3 days. Phew! That was a lot of riding!<br /><br />Unfortunately, my bicycle computer is having some problems so I'm not getting very accurate readings. Here are the stats as far as I can tell.<br /><br />Montrose, CO to Chama, NM<br /><br />Todays Stats:<br />Day 13 - 121 miles<br />RT - 7:16<br />Avg - 16.4<br />Elevation gain - about 6000 ft.<br />Weather - Just fine :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvUpoUrbnQn_hVNDh_TrJZflKi3Cn93x_Fr2RG-bvnyx1ZBO4K4P4XSQgHBD5HdvhEnOD0PJWT-FGJgZZeLIakzYsx_0P5Kb_b4R0dSplJzqvbgQ70FEDeXKNYP7UVOY-t6S1qZZC_q-B/s1600-h/IMG_3129.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuvUpoUrbnQn_hVNDh_TrJZflKi3Cn93x_Fr2RG-bvnyx1ZBO4K4P4XSQgHBD5HdvhEnOD0PJWT-FGJgZZeLIakzYsx_0P5Kb_b4R0dSplJzqvbgQ70FEDeXKNYP7UVOY-t6S1qZZC_q-B/s320/IMG_3129.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233404411289079618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72L5RnD_Dz3D2czU-Tc0OF2QpCSYWpFop4UYShX6_N9YNqEHYAsiW7vPTrEejZM1tSPideIdSM5y_Pq6EN_db5yHwTg1GgP5DusnZrHmixxqUbHh9C0DdwhyArxYtxF3Kk1p46hOb6fwl/s1600-h/IMG_3131.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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I will have to think of something better, but I'm a little tired now. Hopefully I'll have some more energy to complete this post tomorrow. All is well, and we avoided all the rain today!<br /><br />Grand Juntion, CO to Montrose, CO (via the Grand Mesa)<br /><br />Todays Stats:<br />Day 11 - 117 miles<br />RT - 7:19<br />Avg - 15.9<br />Elevation gain - 7892 ft.<br />Weather - everything but rain :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409374130201879166.post-83406260268644162942008-08-07T20:37:00.001-07:002008-08-07T20:42:59.908-07:00Day 10 - Rain!Last night we stayed at the nicest hotel on the trip. it was hard to leave ;). But leave we did. 7:30 this morning with cloudy skies, we headed into the most remote parts of the entire trip...I think. <br /><br />About 30 miles in we were stopped due to construction on the road. We followed a pilot car for several miles, then up the major climb of the day to 8200ft. The descent was awesome and then it started to rain. Light at first and then pretty heavy. Enough rain so that my feet we sloshing in my shoes.<br /><br />The rain lasted about 30 minutes and over the next 15 minutes almost everything dried out. As we pulled in to lunch it started to rain again. All in all though, we were making great time, so we stayed at lunch a little longer (75 miles). <br /><br />We only had another 15 to go, but it started to rain again. It was a fun day though and very fast. I was actually the first person in today.<br /><br />The highlight of the day though was that Mark (my roommate) and I took a taxi into town for dinner to a nice Italian Restaurant. This is virtually unheard of on PacTour. There was also a nice street fair going on tonight.<br /><br />The forecast is continued showers on and off for the foreseeable future. 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I'm proud to say that I did this too :). Only once did my HR go above 110. <br /><br />It was overcast and drizzling when we left Vernal and her pink dinosaur. Now we were really heading into the heart of Dinosaur country. In fact, we would go right through the town of Dinosaur, CO. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdorp5Dm3cx_9Z0i2QIxjHdyiFcgGbvMzTrU19LU4PDJtdVnCqnhyphenhyphenCDMQHyP7UU1QNlGnQY8HG3Y77cAwf10esJ_F_raKqZDtRPNscJQJEKX422VnvGKPRy0_iIMy-3z3yvvkTHy6lNkyD/s1600-h/IMG_2824_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdorp5Dm3cx_9Z0i2QIxjHdyiFcgGbvMzTrU19LU4PDJtdVnCqnhyphenhyphenCDMQHyP7UU1QNlGnQY8HG3Y77cAwf10esJ_F_raKqZDtRPNscJQJEKX422VnvGKPRy0_iIMy-3z3yvvkTHy6lNkyD/s320/IMG_2824_2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231565550655714354" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVh-WcAWlAZ5Q8HgPULqhaNrHKWw1SHp-P1_v8FvSNJg_TFDkkkk1u45jXBPR21OQKwfcZnUvCLx469C05vJTSLm4azMZ0mbCknAMbJotABIIidLBKL5GjtAP1mwsTlO_Ts7d7mXxC_pbL/s1600-h/IMG_2830.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVh-WcAWlAZ5Q8HgPULqhaNrHKWw1SHp-P1_v8FvSNJg_TFDkkkk1u45jXBPR21OQKwfcZnUvCLx469C05vJTSLm4azMZ0mbCknAMbJotABIIidLBKL5GjtAP1mwsTlO_Ts7d7mXxC_pbL/s320/IMG_2830.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231565552797552722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6OEQfw6AE6Fv6Tqw3DS2QrJHXs86mrbsfbYDjS42RdI4v1VLjZdlOt6cBFV1w_IlpnfyinoRWfA-sNu_cBrKj_lRiSnSweMh9a7UiTS4ZtRtvVqcBGdeIONkTBJcrA4gxf_85SRh9WjL/s1600-h/IMG_2833.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6OEQfw6AE6Fv6Tqw3DS2QrJHXs86mrbsfbYDjS42RdI4v1VLjZdlOt6cBFV1w_IlpnfyinoRWfA-sNu_cBrKj_lRiSnSweMh9a7UiTS4ZtRtvVqcBGdeIONkTBJcrA4gxf_85SRh9WjL/s320/IMG_2833.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231565554707403698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fc92sVsJ149U6gYQe1e-_C9q7QPt76aBGf_mhlnvtI9bXlx4MZr0IVa8VlP-VwoPeJSJbiI405COGrPVU92aOgSOn0CoUqhMngHvbbORfagWTCmA40FIjPEK9_5fvv1tq8ag1_yPD-s1/s1600-h/IMG_2834.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fc92sVsJ149U6gYQe1e-_C9q7QPt76aBGf_mhlnvtI9bXlx4MZr0IVa8VlP-VwoPeJSJbiI405COGrPVU92aOgSOn0CoUqhMngHvbbORfagWTCmA40FIjPEK9_5fvv1tq8ag1_yPD-s1/s320/IMG_2834.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231565568958719986" /></a><br /><br />Two days ago we went through the town of Pickleville. Today, I saw the Pickle Stop. I wonder what it is with Pickles and this area. Anyway, I took this picture for Randi to acknowledge her love of pickles and all condiments. Enjoy ;)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCmajL0EM-T-QZpUoRJozYrpsOHtdAD0fqMIvsumfscya7XpYAIY3mLEccmr81zDh7-n5apBy5ZJDm1OkXcEznSgXzGu5XdJmFm6zLkPlZWI0RtjIedYZ63rkrUE2TUyxuEn9ntCA32x_/s1600-h/IMG_2837.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCmajL0EM-T-QZpUoRJozYrpsOHtdAD0fqMIvsumfscya7XpYAIY3mLEccmr81zDh7-n5apBy5ZJDm1OkXcEznSgXzGu5XdJmFm6zLkPlZWI0RtjIedYZ63rkrUE2TUyxuEn9ntCA32x_/s320/IMG_2837.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231565568804858258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMoty-Oo52zfAAH08XxIHsNsdQzFLwdYmcoAYBV7V0-PPG7aVu7It20BD1Qa2QdOU6wdMdt-r5DC3AzYoUt82KhU0vWXCRXuDqjJ4BF4gQ0sViOkfjq4yGU5QWBmjsDIznPbmsxRuzRRs5/s1600-h/IMG_2842.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMoty-Oo52zfAAH08XxIHsNsdQzFLwdYmcoAYBV7V0-PPG7aVu7It20BD1Qa2QdOU6wdMdt-r5DC3AzYoUt82KhU0vWXCRXuDqjJ4BF4gQ0sViOkfjq4yGU5QWBmjsDIznPbmsxRuzRRs5/s320/IMG_2842.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231565922547260978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQP7TR9sdHFtQudjwDFky_PTOvV8DqgWrxDz8n4NE_newKQ0fXGiurL6xVm48_vnIM3grWkgUE6nzRO9d1jYUeIJFIPtHiWRR1yLYGZC-ERWjqdPoD3WiY-UnqmYBrkJql1WHctNls30A/s1600-h/IMG_2844.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQP7TR9sdHFtQudjwDFky_PTOvV8DqgWrxDz8n4NE_newKQ0fXGiurL6xVm48_vnIM3grWkgUE6nzRO9d1jYUeIJFIPtHiWRR1yLYGZC-ERWjqdPoD3WiY-UnqmYBrkJql1WHctNls30A/s320/IMG_2844.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231565928467857842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn64qgogd4-kZBcJGl22Yxi-j7pYvydgNj8WwWoHAL1wks_DSYoNMeRZbxOoDF-aBN8ZBdxJmuNWl7uIOn1yFRQseRWI1E8UF5mAbfBqhasIwY8hFkeMxSLw_gYtrqyOBrarhR9BsxIdrj/s1600-h/IMG_2845.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn64qgogd4-kZBcJGl22Yxi-j7pYvydgNj8WwWoHAL1wks_DSYoNMeRZbxOoDF-aBN8ZBdxJmuNWl7uIOn1yFRQseRWI1E8UF5mAbfBqhasIwY8hFkeMxSLw_gYtrqyOBrarhR9BsxIdrj/s320/IMG_2845.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231565926884723698" /></a><br /><br />Short and quick, not much to say about today. We all had lunch together today in Rangely. Since we were so early it was a good opportunity to clean my bike and take care of some other bike issues.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdbFMtpHOY8hBhGv9J9bot4g_xJ_PJbPFJGDBINPsrODJs3eCrSoVXwZRyDDECLo-41tXpEv0Xb58HkPiQzFcZyczPburJln1sJgXK_aD0mT1E0gKJvPaRsSWR2SxhXjRBVeN3taNKDz8/s1600-h/IMG_2850.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdbFMtpHOY8hBhGv9J9bot4g_xJ_PJbPFJGDBINPsrODJs3eCrSoVXwZRyDDECLo-41tXpEv0Xb58HkPiQzFcZyczPburJln1sJgXK_aD0mT1E0gKJvPaRsSWR2SxhXjRBVeN3taNKDz8/s320/IMG_2850.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231565933065360002" /></a><br /><br />The next 4 days in Colorado are what everyone is really looking forward to. Lot's of climbing and some of it at very high elevations. We will be ending our rides in Grand Junction, Montrose & Durango.<br /><br />Vernal, UT to Rangely, CO<br /><br />Todays Stats:<br />Day 9 - 52 miles<br />RT - 3:10<br />Avg - 16.2<br />Elevation gain - 1800 ft.<br />Weather - Cloudy, some rain<br /><br />TOTAL STATS:<br />9 days - 1,007 miles<br />39,139 feet of climbing<br />57 hours, 48 minutes on the saddleUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409374130201879166.post-20164151390114488242008-08-06T17:02:00.000-07:002008-08-06T17:23:44.505-07:00Day 8 - The Big Day"Climbing is a very personal thing" - A. Puddy<br /><br />There's so much to say about today's ride. When you ride 150 miles you go through so many different areas - it's too much to remember. We hit the road at 6:30 this morning and got onto I-80 for 28 miles. I know this sounds crazy, riding on the interstate, but it's really not that bad. Few cars or trucks are out that early, the shoulder is very wide and the road is in good shape. And, it's the ONLY road between here and there, so there aren't any other choices.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXxl6ozgL93HMd8EYyq_QhALwsBh-b40mmAVNbwQGmx3ZI5pYBLmUKO9PHjb7Q77CfPDUisTnDyfcdSafy5_XKdR2gm-dTnU7k-KNzrqY7b2ySHz8GYyWuIaeYcDkTvjfmdz1RPdVKAfa/s1600-h/IMG_2717.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXxl6ozgL93HMd8EYyq_QhALwsBh-b40mmAVNbwQGmx3ZI5pYBLmUKO9PHjb7Q77CfPDUisTnDyfcdSafy5_XKdR2gm-dTnU7k-KNzrqY7b2ySHz8GYyWuIaeYcDkTvjfmdz1RPdVKAfa/s320/IMG_2717.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231560049557567842" /></a><br /><br />We hit the first sag stop at mile 30 where I hooked up with David and Chip. We made really great time as the road headed into some of the unique rock formations that Utah is know for.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9DJ_mmI1bufjUgrKoNuf7nVoMLejnrv9OO8XFoWtEv0TnGhhdmmyacXJO1Y9Rg-7xtJvmXcgdeynOODPRYi8rCMLeFfSnEsmSnQQIRZCUrNdZk42dts3diblTXM9hHlA_bFY7453SqJz/s1600-h/IMG_2728.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9DJ_mmI1bufjUgrKoNuf7nVoMLejnrv9OO8XFoWtEv0TnGhhdmmyacXJO1Y9Rg-7xtJvmXcgdeynOODPRYi8rCMLeFfSnEsmSnQQIRZCUrNdZk42dts3diblTXM9hHlA_bFY7453SqJz/s320/IMG_2728.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231560054261486098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXY05UtnM1NpOVFbK2_uwkfmomrd8OpgmkC2Y-6CrnZZ7awb-sDVWkQpERkgtU9uORiI_qzbEgBF4UBo0x5D0csFoub3kSpqwEEeTrUbmLwd8xZgwfdEo-Mcn_IfkoQKW8W8bE4Ld2kf82/s1600-h/IMG_2733.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXY05UtnM1NpOVFbK2_uwkfmomrd8OpgmkC2Y-6CrnZZ7awb-sDVWkQpERkgtU9uORiI_qzbEgBF4UBo0x5D0csFoub3kSpqwEEeTrUbmLwd8xZgwfdEo-Mcn_IfkoQKW8W8bE4Ld2kf82/s320/IMG_2733.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231560056045662210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivycgRtRXsz4C2D6P5BxDa_wkStooWTBYNJdCrQhmX4Ixqm8UlzZUrEaF6eBIX8AU9QqV-zGMmqnEi0Msis1UmnrmZNHGZJKxYnISLy4zDe8eCw-RowMAnOZSV8W_sIcPwuZQVPCb94d34/s1600-h/IMG_2736.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivycgRtRXsz4C2D6P5BxDa_wkStooWTBYNJdCrQhmX4Ixqm8UlzZUrEaF6eBIX8AU9QqV-zGMmqnEi0Msis1UmnrmZNHGZJKxYnISLy4zDe8eCw-RowMAnOZSV8W_sIcPwuZQVPCb94d34/s320/IMG_2736.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231560063601826722" /></a><br /><br />I left the 2nd sag with Rich "The Rock" Ruge. Rich lives in upstate NY and is a 4x PacTour veteran. And expert at pacing and long distance, he is steady as a rock and very strong. I rode his wheel all the way to lunch (mile 93), which was in Flaming Gorge.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjADrjvmBaC_IEkrMFe-IMkt5c8VYG5EktYc4aA_GhGyIfzsUdSB29mj_IcwwBfLvEDr4JyTvlhopKWvghihqc4sVKNDl0pa7W8t16lLnweJU5MQPP6hLq9iNvePY1if112Ox-3YyBthlAF/s1600-h/IMG_2747.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjADrjvmBaC_IEkrMFe-IMkt5c8VYG5EktYc4aA_GhGyIfzsUdSB29mj_IcwwBfLvEDr4JyTvlhopKWvghihqc4sVKNDl0pa7W8t16lLnweJU5MQPP6hLq9iNvePY1if112Ox-3YyBthlAF/s320/IMG_2747.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231560064876488402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOh6OZo1MUmGrJ7hhMd_TOai9NuzHA-I6jE58effAnCZqIWyz3XM7tQj3ucvD7JQAX0lcmj-kiPVJOXP2y6dgjaCbpTuZIyML9gUvYApGoiFuPtkliNWZLDajERZYLQ460MDxGl6DKXFbI/s1600-h/IMG_2759.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOh6OZo1MUmGrJ7hhMd_TOai9NuzHA-I6jE58effAnCZqIWyz3XM7tQj3ucvD7JQAX0lcmj-kiPVJOXP2y6dgjaCbpTuZIyML9gUvYApGoiFuPtkliNWZLDajERZYLQ460MDxGl6DKXFbI/s320/IMG_2759.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231560429732528482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQD2wz6ShdpxOt_vWZE51F0UcounjwNuPFgif9fh-s6f9UpXcqglgztnlsP3YJlcuAVyRDq-uRyHFE5nRaseDiW0qFABFr5uHKHodZSy7u5w_6FI4L_kYJOhwC0C_J8hRNkFRCDl5GMsjJ/s1600-h/IMG_2769.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQD2wz6ShdpxOt_vWZE51F0UcounjwNuPFgif9fh-s6f9UpXcqglgztnlsP3YJlcuAVyRDq-uRyHFE5nRaseDiW0qFABFr5uHKHodZSy7u5w_6FI4L_kYJOhwC0C_J8hRNkFRCDl5GMsjJ/s320/IMG_2769.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231560437094827202" /></a><br /><br />The major climb of the day began right after lunch. Steep and long with great vistas. Most of the riding today was between 7000 and 8000 ft - a little harder than doing similar climbs at 500-1000 ft like at home. Once at the top of this climb there was a long series or rollers. I saw a deer jump out on the road up ahead and there were many cows on the road in various places.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGWW-dy04cFwXYkpQh_qRCRbHBKSH4CxPiluNk1d-tINcBVYJIF9hzttuFDf6-QbIFJ7Nmy_W2SuYlmNgV8xO3W6AwiKk2i3wSocWrNnYtPiAW6C6SdVGqlNPWVM2IYO1-rLON1xC6BwoP/s1600-h/IMG_2773.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGWW-dy04cFwXYkpQh_qRCRbHBKSH4CxPiluNk1d-tINcBVYJIF9hzttuFDf6-QbIFJ7Nmy_W2SuYlmNgV8xO3W6AwiKk2i3wSocWrNnYtPiAW6C6SdVGqlNPWVM2IYO1-rLON1xC6BwoP/s320/IMG_2773.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231560441785791026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluLkimJKGjarvmXNMOq_wd21IglNWjjkccex7DeWwTQyE43pRk2IKqgQ6oBK9C66gk6iN1l6_kXRfkHTeZJdFTCzsmrbUpJZ-lQOHUyyPO-wXuH4_7nacMfYNFAPiKAGF_k-Y1asaRxn4/s1600-h/IMG_2779.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluLkimJKGjarvmXNMOq_wd21IglNWjjkccex7DeWwTQyE43pRk2IKqgQ6oBK9C66gk6iN1l6_kXRfkHTeZJdFTCzsmrbUpJZ-lQOHUyyPO-wXuH4_7nacMfYNFAPiKAGF_k-Y1asaRxn4/s320/IMG_2779.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231560442880591762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMvHsZqrlZZXLr8_eXj5JPy0iLPrGECdDndrCT1RLlezoF3WejdU0KogjvY1aWsKvQ_DdIRkmahtNcM2xZlEK8MrTVQL0QQSZxJ8-8-Wucv-D7OIY0zlt3s9bkNLG9K7XpLAvCsto0eW2/s1600-h/IMG_2787.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMvHsZqrlZZXLr8_eXj5JPy0iLPrGECdDndrCT1RLlezoF3WejdU0KogjvY1aWsKvQ_DdIRkmahtNcM2xZlEK8MrTVQL0QQSZxJ8-8-Wucv-D7OIY0zlt3s9bkNLG9K7XpLAvCsto0eW2/s320/IMG_2787.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231560452683148946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEkRFH9R6a3Rhx-ZFVCrl6dSlV9Dap-9JA4YDqmUofWLRH5kc64lLCji38KnyzuItdSKyoo2x6Kk5RvGRsKf39naqvxj-4twCksii5owzdlXDxkowHNZqOfK079zqTyJxHnkWAxo4bDk_R/s1600-h/IMG_2804.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEkRFH9R6a3Rhx-ZFVCrl6dSlV9Dap-9JA4YDqmUofWLRH5kc64lLCji38KnyzuItdSKyoo2x6Kk5RvGRsKf39naqvxj-4twCksii5owzdlXDxkowHNZqOfK079zqTyJxHnkWAxo4bDk_R/s320/IMG_2804.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231560718376843970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgQKQ5Cg4nsILtspKm11pBNFzco2QKq7sYhea8xyVW8OxheWdmSU4jKOyLo7pAoHaHdbGjKzi3oL6z53o1pgaTXmjb3u4TdZXGxia6d00ifW7Tbl8gIG0cHgq11FOJz1tDBzx8nQZNkFx/s1600-h/IMG_2806.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgQKQ5Cg4nsILtspKm11pBNFzco2QKq7sYhea8xyVW8OxheWdmSU4jKOyLo7pAoHaHdbGjKzi3oL6z53o1pgaTXmjb3u4TdZXGxia6d00ifW7Tbl8gIG0cHgq11FOJz1tDBzx8nQZNkFx/s320/IMG_2806.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231560722232726946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAo6VHKWnJaAdrMp9yiyciVjPjdkTjWtZgYnmaBPW_JLckdtX9Al1SARjmPBU1nXVVJWgtOz8F5xMmUqwVQJlo01TsgsvTUudFwCXnHKtSnTpH54uYSYI5c-VZborbM4O0GdMmTgd4OV37/s1600-h/IMG_2815.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAo6VHKWnJaAdrMp9yiyciVjPjdkTjWtZgYnmaBPW_JLckdtX9Al1SARjmPBU1nXVVJWgtOz8F5xMmUqwVQJlo01TsgsvTUudFwCXnHKtSnTpH54uYSYI5c-VZborbM4O0GdMmTgd4OV37/s320/IMG_2815.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231560732276956498" /></a><br /><br />The final summit for the day was at 8428 ft. The skies were threatening rain, which was in the forecast, but it did stay dry all day. That's the last sag stop of the day - white tent. Following was a long downhill with a couple of surprise rollers before entering the town of Vernal, Utah.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZDiKSsNqYUQj8mKkKGzgI0JMg42zYnUFMxMcwrflPP8yY_HQGMXfCKrskMUtvUZ01g049l-f6TeRcJBe4XQWOk-xu-NC_KLI7HREuHiW4gkdw2rs196WM56MWrcJydcff1HZH0_I3Ctt/s1600-h/IMG_2796.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZDiKSsNqYUQj8mKkKGzgI0JMg42zYnUFMxMcwrflPP8yY_HQGMXfCKrskMUtvUZ01g049l-f6TeRcJBe4XQWOk-xu-NC_KLI7HREuHiW4gkdw2rs196WM56MWrcJydcff1HZH0_I3Ctt/s320/IMG_2796.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231560712844229602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRJP3qjzcgSoB-yc0j-fW7mSb8hSByFypmNwujlFGUq9lydyT-uXMugg76kcTUjR3nrCeH2GruvIyhdgtKpboa8CKf7W32Gka3z2VVlll3nv7X10Wo9r1EF74b5HzxOrozrsKc17JnVi7u/s1600-h/IMG_2791.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRJP3qjzcgSoB-yc0j-fW7mSb8hSByFypmNwujlFGUq9lydyT-uXMugg76kcTUjR3nrCeH2GruvIyhdgtKpboa8CKf7W32Gka3z2VVlll3nv7X10Wo9r1EF74b5HzxOrozrsKc17JnVi7u/s320/IMG_2791.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231560711160627490" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJyJi-QvxFJ8MKc8lH8jNfDpTfgzrIlg8tTlh9wiiFN7hIrSyJ6DKsTLp_nualnT_gmCetixrNTEgwF9fFAlh7JGKU_lHDy8f8LjurcsSH2m9bQrB6X4WP_qRV_lKlY1YgN-D9BfoMDhnn/s1600-h/IMG_2820.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJyJi-QvxFJ8MKc8lH8jNfDpTfgzrIlg8tTlh9wiiFN7hIrSyJ6DKsTLp_nualnT_gmCetixrNTEgwF9fFAlh7JGKU_lHDy8f8LjurcsSH2m9bQrB6X4WP_qRV_lKlY1YgN-D9BfoMDhnn/s320/IMG_2820.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231560992060353698" /></a><br /><br /><br />Once in town we went straight to the ice cream shop and had a chocolate shake. This was the longest day so far and possibly the longest for the whole trip.<br /><br />Evanston, WY to Vernal, UT<br /><br />Stats:<br />Day 8 - 149 miles<br />RT - 8:52<br />Avg - 16.7<br />Elevation gain - 9,004 ft.<br />Weather - ExcellentUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409374130201879166.post-77390100106544058712008-08-04T16:38:00.000-07:002008-08-05T04:25:19.792-07:00Day 7 - The 94 Mile Recovery RideYou know your perspective has shifted when the 94 mile days are regarded as 'short'. Perhaps that's because we're usually above 100 and tomorrow is one of the signature days at 150 miles and 8500 feet of climbing. So for most, the idea was to go very easy today. <br /><br />I rode the first leg today with Ruth and Lon. Lon and I had a chat about the work he's been doing in Peru which really sounds fascinating. Check out the PacTour site to learn more about that. We were at the head of a large group of riders, Lon was chatting, and I was trying to hang on ;). Then I decided to go the back. This is a pic from the rear.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQRF3ORLAe4lCuDjnq7v742quik20iE9zJMYbXZhhlwGJWpz6HEFZmo_YutJbSQ22CXwKn21hHiEndsgD9ndzJ2sOqCowXsXpTQOSjiB_jS3yz19qrx6LmMlPj1HWWFeAlu7Okevl6Ep-/s1600-h/IMG_2685.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQRF3ORLAe4lCuDjnq7v742quik20iE9zJMYbXZhhlwGJWpz6HEFZmo_YutJbSQ22CXwKn21hHiEndsgD9ndzJ2sOqCowXsXpTQOSjiB_jS3yz19qrx6LmMlPj1HWWFeAlu7Okevl6Ep-/s320/IMG_2685.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230991855107091778" /></a><br /><br />Our first stop was at 26 miles today and this sign was there. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTGhn1vftTYXvflDU7EPgq7pQ45l8tladQIIxIwBrHz986393CdKKglISK0pbcfrdsq9Y3L65VZUXDDhEVdezvb3SRyfBteUDw74u-VhDSqdOO0tdepl8Zs8Lkv6tN_nqHGB2AgVBVSJ5d/s1600-h/IMG_2687.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTGhn1vftTYXvflDU7EPgq7pQ45l8tladQIIxIwBrHz986393CdKKglISK0pbcfrdsq9Y3L65VZUXDDhEVdezvb3SRyfBteUDw74u-VhDSqdOO0tdepl8Zs8Lkv6tN_nqHGB2AgVBVSJ5d/s320/IMG_2687.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230992197941074882" /></a><br /><br />We started in Idaho, and then quickly crossed into Utah passing Bear Lake and towns such as Pickleville, which I'm sure would be Randi's favorite town ;). Not much to show because after a while, the pics become the same. But here's what it looks like.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoDhGTYIvqXxzdusoH_hA4rTeZWAGwbuU1dhE5mMQ6qyTSOTf6c1iQsCvjAw9lv4gclK1Lh2aPkII0g0YErSP4LP4vlKUpLgIMkA3TOgVs3qb3-wp8RFhtXaAWF1FBJRXcy5CzyEjHVZzB/s1600-h/IMG_2693.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoDhGTYIvqXxzdusoH_hA4rTeZWAGwbuU1dhE5mMQ6qyTSOTf6c1iQsCvjAw9lv4gclK1Lh2aPkII0g0YErSP4LP4vlKUpLgIMkA3TOgVs3qb3-wp8RFhtXaAWF1FBJRXcy5CzyEjHVZzB/s320/IMG_2693.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230992204804380402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsKAlbFEG0zDd3euCvhTtXAo0mytdvNzoyDhPRhrL5BTLvfsPcjo-6zE30pVOp6L4g88Zg8op5dvynDF6ggdFXKwKvDSlllonzeyCnFxKUIXDGtiqRcNegNE8AE0tGLDpYZkdpZYohkfCH/s1600-h/IMG_2695.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsKAlbFEG0zDd3euCvhTtXAo0mytdvNzoyDhPRhrL5BTLvfsPcjo-6zE30pVOp6L4g88Zg8op5dvynDF6ggdFXKwKvDSlllonzeyCnFxKUIXDGtiqRcNegNE8AE0tGLDpYZkdpZYohkfCH/s320/IMG_2695.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230992203081316674" /></a><br /><br />I was riding with Ruth again after one of our breaks. For women on PacTour, finding a bathroom can be a real challenge. We entered the town of Randolph and there was a gas station, so we stopped. We met these fine young lads there and started to talk about cycling. They wanted to race us, so we raced them to the town limit. They won!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEwtERKJYFGD5AU0apeDzP3cnOidtXm6rMD81Sra4SxL_qa4UH3j_hUAkJR0_FfaEuhWyU4HnZWrKqAsN5JBTtioj5q1lKa68Q9JsJ46xa1nbtjdR-tMgVmcFFULJEIoS77w7thyphenhyphenhAopM/s1600-h/IMG_2696.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEwtERKJYFGD5AU0apeDzP3cnOidtXm6rMD81Sra4SxL_qa4UH3j_hUAkJR0_FfaEuhWyU4HnZWrKqAsN5JBTtioj5q1lKa68Q9JsJ46xa1nbtjdR-tMgVmcFFULJEIoS77w7thyphenhyphenhAopM/s320/IMG_2696.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230992212495535234" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9t5U2HqzWae4IBocYXP_5wC12oitrbHiW13yVZ-n4PvFTpcWg0gYsCzhc1D-5xWR_ZasgEFsyBnCDJb-UyjS8774pSBQIdN8lSuyLPOHI1l81NGfq9s0iEQ8KdHIcEJ5CfKTFUPzgnixi/s1600-h/IMG_2697.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9t5U2HqzWae4IBocYXP_5wC12oitrbHiW13yVZ-n4PvFTpcWg0gYsCzhc1D-5xWR_ZasgEFsyBnCDJb-UyjS8774pSBQIdN8lSuyLPOHI1l81NGfq9s0iEQ8KdHIcEJ5CfKTFUPzgnixi/s320/IMG_2697.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230992210168426210" /></a><br /><br />Lunch was at mile 80 and there was only 14 more to go. Entering Evanston, WY we were greeted by this sign. Being a corn lover, I was kind of upset by this.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtHmyQd9aKqmOz8YpGz4mfpjqPjpZKyhI_UTletv0NlEy02ZieD-7bzjLlPPuhswT17oKAw708qqY8XATxuGsHP4i8ghcAI5lQUUUhseYM95g8cNE1Q1edXT7yr31vK7dU7B3Iq_rkWQ8f/s1600-h/IMG_2704.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtHmyQd9aKqmOz8YpGz4mfpjqPjpZKyhI_UTletv0NlEy02ZieD-7bzjLlPPuhswT17oKAw708qqY8XATxuGsHP4i8ghcAI5lQUUUhseYM95g8cNE1Q1edXT7yr31vK7dU7B3Iq_rkWQ8f/s320/IMG_2704.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230992825382416690" /></a><br /><br />We arrived at the motel before the rooms were ready, so a few of us rode back into town and found an ice cream shop (The Scoop) and ordered up a few milk shakes. Yum!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGXt8T0XW2diR6qNdWRAyCuZPF1eDuSlHDdTx8dQXF1A0ahm4Ird0K5N2sllJiZGtXKjnqHigSiebWmyACEuZVosFRO3af1bq3Yp-BYEcKWO4Boj8ZGxax17A7VllhjGuBGCO1cPNV4Z0f/s1600-h/IMG_2705.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGXt8T0XW2diR6qNdWRAyCuZPF1eDuSlHDdTx8dQXF1A0ahm4Ird0K5N2sllJiZGtXKjnqHigSiebWmyACEuZVosFRO3af1bq3Yp-BYEcKWO4Boj8ZGxax17A7VllhjGuBGCO1cPNV4Z0f/s320/IMG_2705.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230992828734212738" /></a><br /><br />Here's a pic of the fine establishment we'll call home tonight. Most of the hotels are nicer than this :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxSdg2oBhv7XzO7CykFLOnzYRDWg2m_Lv1QjupC_GbA4_fee5iJkmHN73npOSfx2_2w09UyZfTnQ2F_MlUoY0hiOmgG5YfRfgRJsvEF_aKbNhe5o7QcZ05Jjkhmq3PSkcfOnSDP2xPdaiq/s1600-h/IMG_2707.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxSdg2oBhv7XzO7CykFLOnzYRDWg2m_Lv1QjupC_GbA4_fee5iJkmHN73npOSfx2_2w09UyZfTnQ2F_MlUoY0hiOmgG5YfRfgRJsvEF_aKbNhe5o7QcZ05Jjkhmq3PSkcfOnSDP2xPdaiq/s320/IMG_2707.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230992831125634018" /></a><br /><br />And lastly, this is what I look like when I blog. I have the crew transport my special blogging sleigh wherever I go.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLJN5P9Kyn6zSR9WAUs4jBr8fFclqjnDvLT-vRjXu5Vt7QYF4O3DlvhB28j_q4v-QCZsW-jdmGsqkEBAEOPi_ZPYDKgIFZcv76-pdQbZPn0vHQsFiraMyO3h3CCFPUTY6890hBUE2Htnb/s1600-h/IMG_2710.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLJN5P9Kyn6zSR9WAUs4jBr8fFclqjnDvLT-vRjXu5Vt7QYF4O3DlvhB28j_q4v-QCZsW-jdmGsqkEBAEOPi_ZPYDKgIFZcv76-pdQbZPn0vHQsFiraMyO3h3CCFPUTY6890hBUE2Htnb/s320/IMG_2710.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230992832900836402" /></a><br /><br />Montpelier, ID through Utah to Evanston, WY<br /><br />Stats:<br />Day 7 - 94 miles (not including riding to The Scoop)<br />RT - 5:21<br />Avg - 17.5<br />Elevation gain - 2500 ft.<br />Weather - ExcellentUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409374130201879166.post-8900782433812647922008-08-03T19:47:00.000-07:002008-08-03T20:06:13.508-07:00Day 6 - Amanda's BirthdayThe most significant thing about today, to me at least, is that Amanda is turning 16 today :).<br /><br />Everything this morning went well until I got to breakfast. I was 30 minutes late because I had read the board wrong the day before, or I just got confused. So I had a quick breakfast, scraping the bottom of the oatmeal bin :) And didn't loose too much time. I pulled out with David and Craig (who also read the board wrong). <br /><br />The route this morning took us along the Snake River and was once again, very scenic. The weather was cold, but a nice change. After the first stop (36 miles) I road alone until the lunch stop at 77 miles averaging about 20.3 mph. There were only 40 miles left and Sue was concerned about us getting to the hotel before the rooms were ready. This is a HUGE no-no. In the end, she had nothing to worry about.<br /><br />Our old friend, Mr. Headwind, made an appearance and decided to stay with us all the way to Montpelier. We had 2 mountain passes to climb averaging 8% and then the wind to deal with too. Not easy to pedal downhill and barely get 14mph.<br /><br />After the 2nd pass the road we were on was under construction. There was a traffic light and the road ahead was all gravel. We also couldn't tell how far it went like this. Fortunately, a pick up track had just pulled up, so we asked the driver if we could put our bikes in the back. We all got lifts from various cars. It was my first time in a car in 7 days and it felt very strange. After 2 miles we were back on pavement, got our bikes and finished our trip for the day.<br /><br />Jackson, WY to Montpelier, ID<br /><br />Day 6 - 117 miles<br />RT - 6:22<br />Avg - 18.3<br />Elevation gain - 4040 ft.<br />Weather - Excellent<br /><br />As soon as I have a little extra time (ha!) I will try to add captions for the photos. Remember to click on them to see them much bigger. It really makes a difference.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLleTYK6BQOOL-3bLUrbhCdMgzy9Ejkm1ZDdzwTYqSsDGWmv4EByKkq7w-GcWvpDsnBMHT37k5MdpazNwcanNj7CqF6PQDmBXzl73oKjzwI99u4y93joHrrks8vWiqGXgJcX8EO3MPEvr/s1600-h/IMG_2648.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLleTYK6BQOOL-3bLUrbhCdMgzy9Ejkm1ZDdzwTYqSsDGWmv4EByKkq7w-GcWvpDsnBMHT37k5MdpazNwcanNj7CqF6PQDmBXzl73oKjzwI99u4y93joHrrks8vWiqGXgJcX8EO3MPEvr/s320/IMG_2648.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230492026755128722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXSVpNeyzBY5HJ9e-dkEqyGnDWmLKwOmsEwTPvRD7ISU4heVuL8-j39fkKchElL99Q-IDNutSHPVxIFlD9VDx5c9zlrbFe6emOkGOwMSLpdX7oBHooP1UfV3bWrOttu4Xp9T5UYWM6GrM/s1600-h/IMG_2657.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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After yesterday, I was feeling really down. I couldn't put my finger on it, but then I got an email that made me realize - I'm taking this a little too serious. Lighten up. You had a hard day. So what? Tomorrow is new - so go out and enjoy that. It also reminded me to keep my sense of humor at all times.<br /><br />I decided to stay with the PacTour route instead of going with a few others through Yellowstone Park and the Tetons. In the end, both routes resulted in great days for all the riders.<br /><br />We left West Yellowstone at 6:40. After a short warmup we climbed Targhee Pass to an elevation of 7072. This is also our 2nd crossing of the continental divide and the boarder to Idaho. We came down a great decent and formed a good size group of about 6 or 7. At the rest stop, Andrew Puddy said that he had planned to take it easy during this day and to try and help 2 other riders have a great day. It seems that Janet and Tom, both from Butte, had a couple of rough days and since we were going to take it easy, we could be a good 4-some and help through the majority of the day. In the end, this worked out great. <br /><br />We took back roads through the eastern part of Idaho. On one scenic byway the road was newly paved and felt great. Also no cars at all. We had a stop at Mesa Falls, a stunning waterfall on the Snake River. Idaho was beautiful. We passed many farms and rolling countryside. I kept hearing voices though - "if you build it, they will come' ;)<br /><br />After a short while we could see the Tetons off in the distance. They would stay with us all day until we got to the town of Driggs when we were closest to them. After Victor, I began to climb the second mountain pass of the day, Teton Pass. Wow!! This is an amazing place and climb. It's about 12 miles long, but doesn't really start to kick up until the last 3 miles, where it runs from 11%-15%. This was really hard, especially considering we were at mile 122 when the steep started. Got to the top and took a breather and stood in awe as I looked down on the town of Jackson from 8670 feet.<br /><br />The decent was at 10% and you could really pick up some speed. I hit 51 mph here. A little scary ;). The ride continued and it was interesting to be in an area where there were so many people. I met with my Aunt Chris and her friend Willy for dinner. A very special treat.<br /><br />Stats:<br />West Yellowstone, MT to Jackson, WY<br /><br />Day 5 - 136 miles<br />RT - 7:51<br />Avg - 17.1<br />Elevation gain - 5604 ft.<br />Weather - Excellent<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkm14ChlIXU9OQtGriJMEtlA31amNUJMcc_jFfcHG7gpgEGhmCcBcNX5o_zJbmXfRw1ypJwKdQfzWfvInDWq_NEHjnlQ8wtYWioguODv4gg0uE0revGDRMAdmL8IA-Y51akbthYokxo-2l/s1600-h/IMG_2544.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkm14ChlIXU9OQtGriJMEtlA31amNUJMcc_jFfcHG7gpgEGhmCcBcNX5o_zJbmXfRw1ypJwKdQfzWfvInDWq_NEHjnlQ8wtYWioguODv4gg0uE0revGDRMAdmL8IA-Y51akbthYokxo-2l/s320/IMG_2544.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230483508841048242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVuxwDiv871Xp46dkjGNDSqKrlwqgwW9UKzijz8lKd6yJGNGx0jGiQ-XHCqP6NeiBiC2z1h2nNyfP02OzoxJ-R3Az0tAfsUVY3Un0dr9PjtCHheYBEpqgWckF8v7rCiC_RPl7F60yTVYL/s1600-h/IMG_2545.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTl27RN87giHN3xRVN562Q2YCUpo-vZ7vMSSb8aha9CnFN42S0TIy-rQyehBDlKnQW9ctacElvfc7lneGMsItI5V7tMMts7eW_TrEsMQEb8WHnMt5e0Da2a8jlKazmH8ajxaY6AJ6jbn6u/s320/IMG_2642.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230490620942798130" /></a><br /><br />A word about this last pic. I was standing in the town square in Jackson with Craig and David under the arch of antlers. There's a webcam on the corner. I called Dan and he saw us on the cam and made this screen shot. David is standing on the right waving. I have the phone next to my head (speaking with Dan) and Craig is next to me. Once I hung up the phone, I got the webcam on my iPhone. Crazy :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb28Hs53DGlMcs-fqvVfSTs77avAgM9mwVC07TF98ly34BsN4uPoXDCy_Fo5X-nXRg9AiFq1JEsZpCOVB3-hBsOrBCIHVxJc_h89iQlnyTKOQkELutFS5YSlMnObnXHF85kqNS5fm1ha1e/s1600-h/townsquare-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb28Hs53DGlMcs-fqvVfSTs77avAgM9mwVC07TF98ly34BsN4uPoXDCy_Fo5X-nXRg9AiFq1JEsZpCOVB3-hBsOrBCIHVxJc_h89iQlnyTKOQkELutFS5YSlMnObnXHF85kqNS5fm1ha1e/s320/townsquare-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230490620346779730" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0