Miles Completed Today: 48
Total Miles Completed: 187
Miles To Go: 3513
Today begins the slow upward slope of the western slope of the Sierra Nevada starting in Folsom and leading all the way up to Carson Pass. It will take seventy to eight miles to reach the pass, but it is expected Pat and Sean will go about fifty today. Fortunately, the weather has cooled considerably with temperatures in the eighties, and there is a nice breeze. Sean's bike developed a minor issue as a result of the river crossing yesterday, and it took awhile to fix this morning, but they succeeded, so he's able to use his lowest gears on the hills today. By 1:00 PM they reached Rescue, CA and headed on to Placerville.
Update: Placerville was reached at 5:00 PM and then they pressed on to Somerset where they hooked up with Chris in the SAG vehicle. Since the meeting place was at the top of a long hill, Sean and Pat coasted another two to three miles and stopped at Consumne River. It proved perfect as everyone walked down and cooled off in the river before heading over to Indian Grinding Rock State Park for the night.
5 comments:
Poor Sean. Oh well, you can take a challenge.
Good Luck :)
Hang in there guys. You ROCK! It 's been a bit bumpy, but you are so able to overcome any obstacle. Just remember the first week is the hardest. You're doing great. Enjoy every minute and remember to take photos along the way. Call when you have phone service. Love Mom J*
Keep truckin gents! Doing great! :]
Keep pluggin away guys- just think of the coast downhill on the other side of the pass!
if you don't make it all the way there (by bike and not by car), your toughness will always be brought up and they will say "he is soft".
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