First, I’ll send my pictures from yesterday.
Went to bed dressed for the predicted 36 degrees and woke up hot. I had to take off my socks, hat and vest and open up my sleeping bag. I was boiling. And the temp never did get below 46 degrees. We had a nice cloud cover.
Right out of camp, we passed a town called San Raphael. It was very shabby looking with junk everywhere except for this one building that stood out like a beacon. I have no idea what it was.
The ride today was nice, cool but not too cool. I always have a hard time knowing how to dress. I don’t like to be hot and if I am, I don’t climb very well. So I stop a lot to shed clothes or put them back on. Gives me an excuse to rest my butt.
We did climb up to the continental divide today. That climb was so much more pleasant than the never ending miles of 2% grade.
Pretty sparse territory out here. Rarely a house between towns that are 30-40 miles apart and then not much there. Tough place to live to make a living. Just high desert.
39.7 miles today. Don’t have these numbers with me today.
BikerAl Across America 2018 