WE MADE IT!!!!!
65 days, 4000 miles, 14 states.
Coast to Coast
Best summer of my life.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Santa Clarita to Santa Paula 35 miles
Slept in until 7! This morning was so muh fun getting ready. We were all dancing around and taking our time getting ready.
It was super smoggy and cold this morning as we were riding. The wind also picked up about 5 miles in. But since it was only a 35 mile day it wasn't too bad. The mountains were so pretty to ride through. We passed through orange, avacado, lemon, and apple orchards they smelled awesome!
We stopped at a fruit stand and the lady gave us oranges and strawberries to try. They were picked fresh this morning... So good!
A couple miles later we hit a sign that said Santa Barbara 53 miles!!!! Got into town and Alex's mom took us out to a great lunch at a local BBQ place.
We are staying at a church and went to the parishoners houses to shower. I went to one of their ranches. They had kiwi, grape fruit, and peach trees along with this really cool swing they let us use.
Came back and saw mom and joe. Had a great dinner now off to the bar for the leader roast and the boys creepy mustache shaving party.
Slept in until 7! This morning was so muh fun getting ready. We were all dancing around and taking our time getting ready.
It was super smoggy and cold this morning as we were riding. The wind also picked up about 5 miles in. But since it was only a 35 mile day it wasn't too bad. The mountains were so pretty to ride through. We passed through orange, avacado, lemon, and apple orchards they smelled awesome!
We stopped at a fruit stand and the lady gave us oranges and strawberries to try. They were picked fresh this morning... So good!
A couple miles later we hit a sign that said Santa Barbara 53 miles!!!! Got into town and Alex's mom took us out to a great lunch at a local BBQ place.
We are staying at a church and went to the parishoners houses to shower. I went to one of their ranches. They had kiwi, grape fruit, and peach trees along with this really cool swing they let us use.
Came back and saw mom and joe. Had a great dinner now off to the bar for the leader roast and the boys creepy mustache shaving party.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Palmdale to Santa Clarita 36 miles
Short short ride today. Still woke up at 6 though for some reason. The first 10 miles were all uphill. But from then on out it was all downhill. We have finally gotten to the lush green part of California.
We went through this little town during the downhill that was really cute. While we were riding though we kept going through these really weird pockets of cold air.
Got into town and it was only 9:30. We all really wanted In N Out so we stopped at one along the way. But it didn't open until 10:30 so we waited around outside playing cards until it opened.
After our early lunch we headed to the host. Changed really quick and went to the water park for the day. It was so much fun, and nice to see water... A little change from the desert. They had these crazy water slides that were basically a straight drop down. Long story short, I have never had such a bad wedgie in my life. After that we just floated around the lazy river for a while.
Got back to the host, had dinner, decided where we are officially donating our money. Now a little poker game.
Short short ride today. Still woke up at 6 though for some reason. The first 10 miles were all uphill. But from then on out it was all downhill. We have finally gotten to the lush green part of California.
We went through this little town during the downhill that was really cute. While we were riding though we kept going through these really weird pockets of cold air.
Got into town and it was only 9:30. We all really wanted In N Out so we stopped at one along the way. But it didn't open until 10:30 so we waited around outside playing cards until it opened.
After our early lunch we headed to the host. Changed really quick and went to the water park for the day. It was so much fun, and nice to see water... A little change from the desert. They had these crazy water slides that were basically a straight drop down. Long story short, I have never had such a bad wedgie in my life. After that we just floated around the lazy river for a while.
Got back to the host, had dinner, decided where we are officially donating our money. Now a little poker game.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Build Day Palmdale
Last build day today, I cant believe it! Got to sleep in until 7:30 which was probably the highlight of the day. We headed over to the build site around 9 and they had tons of work for everyone to do.
We split up into a bunch of different groups. Some people did landscaping, others worked on a driveway, and I helped strip a roof. It was hot up there all day. We were up there with shovels and scrapers taking off all of the old roof. When they redid the roof the last time they didn’t do a very good job. Because, they put the new tiles right over the old ones instead of stripping it to the bare wood.
We got about half of the roof done and then had lunch. Came back and worked for about an hour until an ice cream truck drove by. In which case we were all forced to take a quick snack break. Got back after that and finished the rest of the house. After we left a couple of us went to the pool, while everyone else went back to the host.
Had dinner and then an affordable housing meeting to discuss where we are going to donate all of the money that we raised. Home stretch, only 30 miles tomorrow!
We split up into a bunch of different groups. Some people did landscaping, others worked on a driveway, and I helped strip a roof. It was hot up there all day. We were up there with shovels and scrapers taking off all of the old roof. When they redid the roof the last time they didn’t do a very good job. Because, they put the new tiles right over the old ones instead of stripping it to the bare wood.
We got about half of the roof done and then had lunch. Came back and worked for about an hour until an ice cream truck drove by. In which case we were all forced to take a quick snack break. Got back after that and finished the rest of the house. After we left a couple of us went to the pool, while everyone else went back to the host.
Had dinner and then an affordable housing meeting to discuss where we are going to donate all of the money that we raised. Home stretch, only 30 miles tomorrow!
Victorville to Palmdale 53 miles
The end of the death march through the desert! We made it through Arizona and into California and now we have a build day.
Today was such a fun ride. We got to sleep in this morning. The first 10 or so miles were up hill, but then it was down hill from there. There was and awesome downhill to lunch that I just coasted into. We had lunch at 9 am like usual, which was pretty funny. The ride was really pretty along side the mountains. But the whole time I kept hoping that we didn’t have to turn left into the mountains.
Once we got into town we were hungry again. To my great surprise we saw and In N Out! I was so pumped it since has been over a year since I have had a double double animal style. If you have never indulged in a little In N Out you are really missing out!
We are staying at a vocational school for youth who dropped out of high school. The program is really cool. It started 4 years ago, with 7 students in the back of a church. Now they have over 100 students and just moved into a larger facility.
After we got in we went to the pool to swim for a little and then shower. Came back, had dinner, and then went to a local brewery.
Today was such a fun ride. We got to sleep in this morning. The first 10 or so miles were up hill, but then it was down hill from there. There was and awesome downhill to lunch that I just coasted into. We had lunch at 9 am like usual, which was pretty funny. The ride was really pretty along side the mountains. But the whole time I kept hoping that we didn’t have to turn left into the mountains.
Once we got into town we were hungry again. To my great surprise we saw and In N Out! I was so pumped it since has been over a year since I have had a double double animal style. If you have never indulged in a little In N Out you are really missing out!
We are staying at a vocational school for youth who dropped out of high school. The program is really cool. It started 4 years ago, with 7 students in the back of a church. Now they have over 100 students and just moved into a larger facility.
After we got in we went to the pool to swim for a little and then shower. Came back, had dinner, and then went to a local brewery.
29 Palms to Victorvile 92 miles
I slept so well. When I woke up to my alarm it was the first time that I had slept the whole night all summer. However 3 more hours would have been nice. We came back to the host site, had breakfast and headed out. Everyone was super sore and tired from yesterdays ride.
The host gave us an alternate route to avoid a brutal hill. The detour though took us up this super windy long hill. After 1st lunch the wind really set in. I was going downhill pedaling and only going 10 miles an hour. Once we got to the bottom of the hill there was about a 5 mile climb back up to get out of the valley.
It was a long slow ride to second lunch that was at this little gas station. Hung out there for a while to try and cool down from the heat. Almost all of the rest of the ride was downhill. We went into Apple Valley which was the biggest town we had seen in a very long time. Stopped at a sub shop to eat again then went to target just because we could….
The rest of the ride to the host was ALL uphill though! We got back onto rt 66 and the host site was right off of it. We are staying at a house that the church owns, across the street from the church. 2 bathrooms, 2 bedrooms, small living room 32 people. We had dinner at an all you can eat Chinese buffet. And the boys really took advantage of that all you can eat.
All and all it was a pretty hard ride. I spent just as much time on my bike today as I did the day before.
The host gave us an alternate route to avoid a brutal hill. The detour though took us up this super windy long hill. After 1st lunch the wind really set in. I was going downhill pedaling and only going 10 miles an hour. Once we got to the bottom of the hill there was about a 5 mile climb back up to get out of the valley.
It was a long slow ride to second lunch that was at this little gas station. Hung out there for a while to try and cool down from the heat. Almost all of the rest of the ride was downhill. We went into Apple Valley which was the biggest town we had seen in a very long time. Stopped at a sub shop to eat again then went to target just because we could….
The rest of the ride to the host was ALL uphill though! We got back onto rt 66 and the host site was right off of it. We are staying at a house that the church owns, across the street from the church. 2 bathrooms, 2 bedrooms, small living room 32 people. We had dinner at an all you can eat Chinese buffet. And the boys really took advantage of that all you can eat.
All and all it was a pretty hard ride. I spent just as much time on my bike today as I did the day before.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Parker to 29 Palms CALIFORNIA!!!!! 118.9 miles
Few so the day started off pretty bad. We woke up at 2:30 and most of us had only gotten about 2 hours of sleep at the most because of the heat. We got everything ready in the dark. Aaron gave an awesome pump up talk to the group and we pedaled off into the sunrise.
We crossed over the river into California and it was still too dark to get state line pictures which was kinda a bummer. There were just rolling hills with mountains around us until 1st lunch.
The ride to second lunch was pretty much the same. But there were a couple cool things on the side of the road. There was a half torn down house that had hundreds of shoes on the fence. Then there was a mailbox on the side of the road which must have been atleast 40 feet in the air. And there was a sign next to it that said air mail.
Sweet downhill to 2nd lunch with great views. After 2nd lunch there was about a 20 miles climb that felt like it never ended. But finally we got to the downhill which lasted for atleast 10 miles right to 3rd lunch.
Yes 3 lunches! 3rd lunch was at mile 100 and we mostly just refilled our water. The van ran out of water so we waited while they drove into town and came back with water for us.
The last miles were the hardest. The wind picked up and we started to feel the heat. Once we got into town we stopped for another snack. Yep count it that's 5 meals so far....
After that we headed to the host had dinner, gave a presentation, and then all split up to sleep at peoples houses. I got a real shower and a real bed!!! The family I stayed with was so nice.
Few so the day started off pretty bad. We woke up at 2:30 and most of us had only gotten about 2 hours of sleep at the most because of the heat. We got everything ready in the dark. Aaron gave an awesome pump up talk to the group and we pedaled off into the sunrise.
We crossed over the river into California and it was still too dark to get state line pictures which was kinda a bummer. There were just rolling hills with mountains around us until 1st lunch.
The ride to second lunch was pretty much the same. But there were a couple cool things on the side of the road. There was a half torn down house that had hundreds of shoes on the fence. Then there was a mailbox on the side of the road which must have been atleast 40 feet in the air. And there was a sign next to it that said air mail.
Sweet downhill to 2nd lunch with great views. After 2nd lunch there was about a 20 miles climb that felt like it never ended. But finally we got to the downhill which lasted for atleast 10 miles right to 3rd lunch.
Yes 3 lunches! 3rd lunch was at mile 100 and we mostly just refilled our water. The van ran out of water so we waited while they drove into town and came back with water for us.
The last miles were the hardest. The wind picked up and we started to feel the heat. Once we got into town we stopped for another snack. Yep count it that's 5 meals so far....
After that we headed to the host had dinner, gave a presentation, and then all split up to sleep at peoples houses. I got a real shower and a real bed!!! The family I stayed with was so nice.
Salome to Parker 66 miles
Today was a short ride but we still woke up early to beat the heat. We had a tail wind so we flew. We made it 40 miles in under 2 hours.
Had a quick lunch on the side of the road and head out. Once we got into Parker a bunch of us stopped at subway to eat again.
It was only 10 when we got into town. So to kill some time we stopped at the casino and hung out there for a while. I played 3 dollars on the penny slots.... Which took all of 10 minutes. We tried to DM some rooms to sleep in since we were camping. But no dice.
After enjoying the AC for a couple hours we decided to head out. I walked outside and to my surprise had a flat! We fixed it quickly and pedaled off. The last 8 miles to to site felt like they took forever.
We got to the camp site and headed straight for the colorado river to cool down. There was a floating bar on the river that we all hung out at for a while. We all had so much fun swimming haning around the bar.
We headed back to have dinner and got to bed around 6 since we had a 2:30 am wake up. After dinner we all tried to go to bed. But I have never been so hot in my life. Imagine opening the oven door and the burst of hot air that blows at you. Now imagine that all night long. Long story short after 2 cold showers and lots of tossing and turning I got about 2 hours of sleep.... Who knew the desert was so hot at night!
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Ash Fork to Prescott 54 miles
So since school was in session we had to wake up early to be out by 7 for the kids. Since it was a short day that sorta stunk because we would have slept in.
They cooked us a great breakfast and then we hit the road bright and early. At the cue sheet meeting everyone sang me happy birthday which was really nice.
The first 25 miles were all down hill. I felt really great and Brad and I were cruising, passing everyone. We stopped at a gas station for lunch and hung out there for a while since we didn't have much to do all day. After all it wasn't even 9 yet.
The next 25 miles were all up hill but it wasn't that bad at all. About 10 miles away from the host I saw a golf course and decided to stop. I went into the pro shop and talked to the guys in there for a while. They were super nice and ended up giving me a free bucket of balls to use at the driving range. I was so pumped since I never got a chance to hit the links before I left.
We stayed there for a while then headed to the host. There were these crazy rocks along the side of the road that were so cool looking.
We got into the host and were all starving. So we went to the Prescott Brewery and got beers and burgers.
After lunch we came back to the host since I was on laundry crew. Showered quickly did laundry then dinner. We gave a presentation to the church then headed out to the bar. We only had one round since it is a 4 am wake up tomorrow..... I decided that we will celebrate another night!
Monday, August 10, 2009
Grand Canyon to Ash Fork 80 miles
This morning was so much fun! We all woke up, got ready, and joked around. Trailer crew cleaned out the entire trailer before they packed it. The people camping next to us were singing and playing guitar.
We headed out and it was so pretty leaving. No one was really up or on the roads. Right outside of the park there must have been a forest fire because it was so smokey.
The first 30 miles were down hill and we flew. We stopped at the gas station that we had stopped at two days ago. Since the canyon was a detour we had to back track.
We had lunch at a horse ranch on the side of the road. The next 20 miles after lunch were so hard. It was all up hill and started to get really hot.
But we made it to this little town that was famous for its pie. We stopped at a diner got some pie and enjoyed the ac. The pie was pretty good and we all felt energized.... And full.
The last 20 miles was all down hill. You could have almost not pedaled. We ended up going down about 2000 feet. Tonight we are staying at a school. When we got here though we found out that today was the kids first day back from summer vacation. So there were kids walking through the halls as we brought our bikes in.
I unpacked and re packed my bag to try and organize things. We had dinner, family meeting, showered and now time for bed pretty soon!
Big day tomorrow!
Grand Canyon day off
Man does it get cold at night! It dropped to 40, and we were all bundled up in our sleeping bags. A couple of us woke up at about 4:30, went over to the rim and watched the sun rise. It was really pretty.
I came back and went back to sleep after. Everyone else went and got breakfast. A couple hours later I woke up, and it was still cold out!
Matt Jodi and I were the only ones left at the camp site so we went to breakfast then we went to mass. After mass we walked to the rim and took our time walking along the rim trail. We stopped a bunch sat on the edge and just chatted.
We were all pretty hungry so we got some sandwich stuff at the general store and headed back to the camp site. Ate lunch, cleaned my bike for a while, and just hung around. It sure is nice having nothing to do.
A couple of the guys actually hiked from the rim to river and back. But everyone else decided to save their legs! I for sure want to come back another time and do it though.
Once it got dark we started another fire and made dinner over the fire again. I packed my bag, wrote some post cards and then hit the thermarest. It was a cold night again but we laid and looked up at the stars for a while.
Flagstaff to Grand Canyon 77 miles
While we were all waiting outside to leave there was a road race starting a block away. They all ran by us and we cheered them all on. Then we headed out. The first 10 miles of the day were all up hill. We reached our highest point of the trip 8046 feet.
Then it was pretty much down hill from there to lunch and about 20 miles away from the canyon. We stopped at a gas station and hung out there for a while looking through the gift shop. Across the street was bedrock city. It was a camp ground with a flinstones theme. We didn't go over but I wish we had.
The last 20 miles we went up 1000 feet. It was so exciting knowing that we were almost at the GRAND CANYON! I got a flat about 5 miles out so we had to stop and change that.
We all met up about 2 miles outside of the park entrance and shuttled in since it was cheaper then each of us biking in. Once we got in we set up the tents and a group of us rode to the rim. It was so pretty!!!! We took lots of pictures.
Came back to the camp site, showered and made hotdogs over a camp fire. For the rest of the night we just hung out around the fire and chatted.
Friday, August 7, 2009
Winslow to Flagstaff 61 miles
Just a quick note, if you are from Arizona live in Arizona have ever visited or just like Arizona I'm sorry for what I am about to say.....
Arizona BLOWS! I rode sweep today with Caroline and I want to first off thank her for putting up with me. I was not a happy camper at all today. I was just in one of those moods an anyone who knows me knows what that means... Because, for the entire ride we had cross and head winds of 30 to 45 miles per hour. Someone even said there were gusts of up to 60 mph. NOT FUN AT ALL.
I was literally leaning my entire body weight and bike 45 degrees so that I didn't get blown over. I had a lot of scary moments where i thought that I was going to get blown over. I rode white knucked all day holding onto my handle bars. We had a rider actually get blown off of his bike today. A little scratched up but he is ok.
I have never experienced wind like that ever, let alone trying to ride my bike in it. There was one point in the day where we actually had to get off of our bikes and attempt to walk them because the wind was blowing to hard at us to ride.
The shoulder was atleast 4 feet wide which was the only way it was safe to ride in that wind. Because you were getting blown from side to side. If there were cool things to see on the side of the road I clearly missed them because my eyes were glued to the ground.
The day started to look up a little when I ran into a mail man though since I forgot to mail some post cards. We got into Flagstaff and it's a pretty cool town.
We showered at an athletic club which was SO nice. The showers were amazing. Two B2SB alums made us dinner and then we went into town since they are having an art festival and closed off all the streets so people can walk around.
Grand Canyon tomorrow and then a day off!
Ps my birthday is only 4 days away now! Send me some sweet cards people!!!!
Just a quick note, if you are from Arizona live in Arizona have ever visited or just like Arizona I'm sorry for what I am about to say.....
Arizona BLOWS! I rode sweep today with Caroline and I want to first off thank her for putting up with me. I was not a happy camper at all today. I was just in one of those moods an anyone who knows me knows what that means... Because, for the entire ride we had cross and head winds of 30 to 45 miles per hour. Someone even said there were gusts of up to 60 mph. NOT FUN AT ALL.
I was literally leaning my entire body weight and bike 45 degrees so that I didn't get blown over. I had a lot of scary moments where i thought that I was going to get blown over. I rode white knucked all day holding onto my handle bars. We had a rider actually get blown off of his bike today. A little scratched up but he is ok.
I have never experienced wind like that ever, let alone trying to ride my bike in it. There was one point in the day where we actually had to get off of our bikes and attempt to walk them because the wind was blowing to hard at us to ride.
The shoulder was atleast 4 feet wide which was the only way it was safe to ride in that wind. Because you were getting blown from side to side. If there were cool things to see on the side of the road I clearly missed them because my eyes were glued to the ground.
The day started to look up a little when I ran into a mail man though since I forgot to mail some post cards. We got into Flagstaff and it's a pretty cool town.
We showered at an athletic club which was SO nice. The showers were amazing. Two B2SB alums made us dinner and then we went into town since they are having an art festival and closed off all the streets so people can walk around.
Grand Canyon tomorrow and then a day off!
Ps my birthday is only 4 days away now! Send me some sweet cards people!!!!
Sanders to Winslow 88 miles
So when we woke up in the morning Trey couldn't find his bike. After looking for over an hour we finally came to the conclusion that it had been stolen. There wasn't much anyone could do so we all headed out.
But then around noon we got a call. Terry who was in charge at the fire station had been out looking all morning and found it sitting on someones back porch. She was so amazing she drove all the way here to deliver his bike!
The day was pretty fast, it was pretty much all down hill into Winslow. We had first lunch right near the petrified forest national park.
Second lunch was at a Gas station along 66. We got there before the trailer so we just got subway instead.
After we left the hardest partnof the day set in. We had to ride against 30 mile an hour head and cross winds. There wasnone point where I was leaning almost 45 degrees sideways just so that I didn't get blown over.
But we made it into town and stopped at sonic for a drink. We all got them to go since we were only a mile away from the host. When we got to the host I pilut mine down to take my helmet off and just my luck the wind blew my untouched drink right over!!
Since the van wasnt there yet with our stuff we decided to explore a little. We went to the library and then stood on a corner in Winslow Arizona.... Literally!
Showered had dinner, then just hung around. Finally I have cell phone service!
Eagar to Sanders 82 miles
So there has been sort of a cold going around the group and this morning I officialy woke up with it. I didn't sleep well last night and my head felt like it was going to explode. So I decided not to ride.
The van day was pretty boring and I was bummed that I couldn't ride. But when it hit 95 by 11 am I realized that I made the right choice. A fever in 95 degree heat is not a very good idea.
Tonight we are staying at fire house. Since they only had one shower they decided to get a little bit creative. So everyone got their soap and the sprayed us with the fire hose and a truck! Then they set up a pool for us. Anyone who didn't go in at first was thrown in.
Most of us slept outside since it was cooler then in the fire house. There was a crazy wind storm in the middle of the night. But it cooled us all down which was refreshing.
All the fire fighters and EMTs were so awesome! They made us feel right at home. I have to say that was probably the best host to date.
Pie Town NM to Eagar AZ 71 miles
Welcome to Arizona! Started off the day really well, we all were making really great time. Stopped at a gas station and we saw the most adorable puppy ever. He was only 6 weeks old and his owner had just picked him up last night.
It was sorta hilly on the way to lunch, and the altitude was starting to get some of us. Lunch was on the side of the road at the top of a hill.
After we left lunch as soon as we started to go down the hill I got a flat. I patched it we kept going. After an epic hill I got another flat. After changing my tube and tire we headed off to Arizona.
Right after we crossed over the state line we were greated with 3 HUGE hills. Seeing as New Mexico has been our favorite state so far Arizona didn't do a great job of welcoming us.....
Got to the host, showered, ate, wrote some post cards, then time for the talent show!!! It was so much fun, all of the acts were hillarious! We had poems, plays, songs, dances, you names it. We really are one talented group!
While my groups act didn't win a judges award we did get the audience award.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Socorro to Pie Town 83 miles
Phew long day of climbing! Early wake up to beat the heat, then we had an awesome pancake breakfast. It was so cool as we were leaving we all walked our bikes to the street into the sunrise.
The second road we turned on we had to get off our bikes and walk because it was gravel. Again into the sunrise, it was so pretty!
The ride was pretty much uphill all day through the Rockies. In 80 miles we only went through 2 towns. And we had a lunch in each.
The ride between lunches had this 15 miles stretch that was in a valley between mountains. It felt like it went on forever, but it was so pretty! There was this patch of about 40 satelites just in the middle of the field. Apparently it was in some movie recently.
About 3 miles outside of town we passed to continental divide and we are now at our higest elevation of the trip, over 7700 feet!
Tonight we are staying at the toaster house. It is an old log cabin with all of these toasters hanging in the front. It is so cool looking! Most people are sleeping inside but since it's a nice night out I decided to pitch a tent.
Pie Town only has 100 residents and they are all so nice. They cooked us dinner complete with great pies!
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Carrizozo to Socorro 78 miles
Early wake up and out by 7 to try and beat the heat. About 5 miles outside of town we hit the valley of fire which was so cool looking. It is this valley that has all of these lava rocks and crazy looking plants.
The first 30 miles were pretty much all uphill about 1600 feet. We had lunch at a rest stop and hung out for a while. The views were amazing!!!!!!!!
Then the last 48 miles were rolling downhill about 2200 feet. While we were riding in the hills looked like they were a painted backdrop.
We stopped about 10 miles out at the first gas station we had seen all day. Got some snacks and then headed off to the host. It was so hot those last 10 miles.
We are staying at a pastors house which is really nice. Right when we got in he had burgers waiting for us. Around 4 a bunch of us left for the bike shop to have some repairs done. Almost 4 hours later we are still here..... Good thing I had a burger or I would be grumpy!
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Roswell to Carrizozo 96 miles
Had a real bed to sleep in last night.... With a real pillow! Woke up at 4:30 and packed my bags quickly. Grabbed a danish from the buffet and then mom and I drove to the host.
I got there as everyone was waking up and just sat around for a while. Had more breakfast and then we all pedaled off. The head wind was crazy for the first 10 miles. And then it turned into a cross wind.
We rode up and down for a while and had a sweet descent into first lunch at a gas station. I had a little wipe out in some gravel, I'm ok though just a little scratched up.
On the ride to second lunch we passed through the town Billy the kid was from. It was pretty cool. After that we started to notice the altitude change. We went up 3400 feet and maxed out at about 7000 feet total. My legs weren't tired, but we were all out of breath.
Had second lunch at a little grocery store. The rest of the ride was all downhill from there. It was so pretty going down and looking back at all of the mountains that we climbed today.
Tongiht we are staying in a tiny tiny town at the high school.
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