Sunday was like nothing I've ever done on a bicycle. 50 miles from Pine Grove to Kirkwood, climbing from 2300 to over 8000 feet. Tough and slow, but with beauty everywhere, especially toward the end of the ride. We were joined for the last 10 miles or so by Nathan, a young Cat 5 cyclist from Modesto who was zooming up the mountain on his lightweight carbon fiber racing bike. He graciously slowed down to ride with us, until he finally unceremoniously dropped us on the last 900' climb.
Tim, who had to drop out of the ride on Day 3, drove up to Kirkwood along with his wife, Susan, and joined us for dinner. It was great to have them as a part of the group.
The first attached photo is from our "wheel dipping" in the Pacific at the start of Day 1. The second is me at a rest stop on Hwy 88, overlooking Bear River Reservoir.
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