Day 3....and again can you say climbing?

Wow, what a day! We left Alpine and first up was 8 miles almost straight up....then a little down hill then lots more up hill....we climbed from 2,000 ft. to over 3,500 feet. There was wind, there was rain, there was fog, and it was COLD.....

The scenery has been just beautiful....and I'm learning that biking can be lots of fun if you don't push, push, push, all the time. It's been very liberating to stop for a cup of coffee, or a piece of pie....or just to catch your breath. See the thing is, you can push yourself really hard, but when you get into the hotel, dinner still is served at 5:30 or 6:00 so why hurry?

I also learned today, that things go much better when your front brakes are aligned properly and not rubbing....

So, we're only at day three, but I think this will be the adventure of a lifetime....