High Temp 75 and overcast, short afternoon shower.
One flat tire today. So far I am at five flats and counting. Me and another guy are tied for the most flats, not good. The average right now for the group is probably one.
Today was our biggest climbing day so far. We climbed 7,546 feet and descended 3,885 feet. I will take the 8% to 10% grades all day long over the 100 mile desert stretches. Still feeling strong. I was on an 8% grade, climbing for over 2 miles and saw my heart rate was at 110.
A fellow rider (whose name is Tom also)is also writing a blog. It should be read by you. He spends so much time, there is no need for me to repeat, check it out http://sorebutt.blogspot.com/ He has done stuff with Google Earth that will blow you away.
Here is my Garmin link: http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/2772254
Tomorrow is a day off. Sunday, a day of rest. I will hopefully find a good church.
OK, here is a link to pictures posted to snapfish.com: http://www1.snapfish.com/share/p=657191179641135351/l=256761567/g=5012265/cobrandOid=1000131/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB
If this link thing fails - ask Yvonne to email you the connection to Snapfish.com
There are a lot of pictures, about 90, I think.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Good night.
