Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Day 8

Another hot day in the desert. We had 2 800+ foot climbs today, so naturally we left at about 5:50am as to get the first one in before the heat.

I have a new goal of beating "young Mark" to camp once on this trip. I knew I didn't stand a chance today, but the weather was cool and I felt good so I decided to try to keep him off for as long as possible. With about a 10 minute handicap, I managed to keep him off for a new record of 12.4 miles. It was another beautiful sunrise, but I wanted to see how long I could keep him off, so I didn't want to stop to take another picture.

After the boys caught us, we rode with them in a nice paceline for most of the day. It is amazing what a difference that makes, even if we're only going 10 mph. We stopped in the first town after 30 or so miles for breakfast #2 at Cactus Flats. Still no cinnamon rolls.

We stayed at "Horsepitality", and I still get a kick out of the name.

Despite the bad reviews young Mark reported to us from his "blackbox", it was a really nice place. I spent a lot of time updating my blog, and then ran back into town for a milkshake just before dinner. Props to Rick for the best dinner yet!!!

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