(September 20 – written by Dave)
There is a lot to say about today but its late and I’m not really sure where to start. My senior editor is passed out, so that should give you some idea. We rode a metric century and climbed a whopping 7,500 feet. We had four separate hard climbs and it took pretty much all day. We had some issue finding a campground and ended up not getting to our site until 6:30.
We ate dinner, got our laundry done and made arrangements for a warmshowers host tomorrow. Now I’m just trying to get a few pictures posted so that I can pass out as well… Anyway, we’ll be back tomorrow with more of the story – but suffice it to say, this Sierra Cascades Bicycle route is really hard! Photos and caption below tell today’s story…
Cacti photo from morning while we were still fresh
had late lunch here
Lake Isabella from space
We saw this – google it – very cool
These guys made us feel welcome in their valley
We rode here anyway – or we might not have ever made it to camp
We saw these late in the day and may one day write about them
That’s Nancy – going up
That’s Nancy – going down
That’s Nancy – going up
That’s Nancy – going down
That’s Nancy – well, you get the idea
That’s how we feel tonight!
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Remember what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. You are both very strong after today’s ride.
Funny whenever I say that, I get “the look” from the senior editor. She laughed at your comment however 🙂
Hope you have a good sleep tonight! The day sounds tough! You need some pancakes for brekkie! Cold here tonight but I’m going to the beach on Friday & it’s supposed to get nicer. Bamboo Lecture was great!
Brutal… I hope you have a better day today. Sorry I missed you in Yosemite. Patricia had a great ride at the Mammoth Gran Fondo.
Sorry we missed you. Glad that the smoke didn’t kill Patricia’s ride.
Wow. Good for you. You deserve a break!
Coming soon!
That is fun? You need to slow down and have tea more often
Slowing now. Second brekkie today. Morning tea as well!
Impressive ride – metric century with gear and climbing that high. I’m exhausted thinking about it.
Every day that passes, it seems like it wasn’t so bad – LOL
Excellent captions. Onward!