Dan's
AIDS/Lifecycle 5 Pictures
Day Three (Tuesday 6/6/2006) - King City
to Paso Robles
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Ride profile for Day Three. 76.8 miles with 2280' of elevation climbed -
Headed out of the King City campgrounds. Most riders were concerned
about the dreaded Quad Buster Hill which would come in 21 miles. Me? The
roads. Totally sucked. The roads are heavily used by agri-trcks and are never
repaired. I was concerned on how my brand new wheel set would handle these
terrible roads. They did just fine. I purposely don't top of my air on this
day because I want as much shock absorption as possible. -
My bike with its new wheels. Purdy, huh? -
I love this bridge despite the lousy road conditions. -
After doing some climbs and enduring the crappy roads, we made it to Rest Stop
#1 which is right before Quad Buster Hill. The pigs were behind me getting
ready to head up. -
Riders headed to the base of the QB Hill. -
The start of the 8-10% climb for about 1/2 mile. It's not that bad except
there is no relief. Riders were passing me and I was passing some. -
Riders getting to the top. -
This rider has her iPod hooked up to a megaphone. Now that is what I call
inspiration. I loved it! -
Mom at the top. -
And dad! Imagine that. -
Riders greeting us as we summit. -
Ginger on the scooter. -
On the backside of the QB Hill which is a gradual descent into Fort Hunter
Liggett. This part is really beautiful and quite fast. -
The road was a bit rough again and would not improve (it was still better than
it had been in the morning). -
See the moss on the trees. Beautiful. -
A rider coming up on the next rest stop. -
Which was Rest Stop #2 -
The other Dan from the Diablo Cyclists. We were the only riders representing
the Walnut Creek bicycle club. -
A RS#2 roadie directing traffic. -
Notice the tank. After all, we're on an Army base! -
The beautiful trees were gone. It was now sunny and would turn into a very
warm day which gave me more incentive to get to camp as quickly as possible. I
don't do well in the heat. Fortunately, it was quite comfortable at the
moment. -
This was the crew that picked me up the day before after my...incident. They
were checking on me since I was pulled over taking the following picture. -
A beautiful winery. -
I knew the lunch stop in the town of Bradley was coming up. That was Highway
101 in the distance. -
The entrance to 101 which we would ride on for a couple of miles. -
Riding on the 101. -
Bradley. This town looks forward to us riding through every year. We actually
provide them a big chuck on their income. They sell t-shirts, goodies and
hamburgers to the riders. I passed and had the usual ALC lunch provided which
was usually a chicken or turkey sandwich. -
Riding into Bradley -
Riders in line for hamburgers -
After lunch, we had 22 miles left. -
Riding out on River Road before getting into Paso Robles, our next home for
the evening. -
Riding into camp. I think it was 1:15 PM. Tonight, some of us would have
Bar-B-Q in a great restaurant across the street from the campgrounds. Despite
my crash, I was riding strong. My only problem was sleeping on the ground.
