Total mileage: 3654.5 miles
Today was sweep day number two for the summer (most people have been sweep four or five times already). Sweep is the last two riders, the caboose if you will, who carries the spare tire, tubes and med kit. The one bad part is that you have to wait for everyone if they decide to take a road side nap or check out a cool site (this one I don't mind waiting for). Now dear readers, I am NOT very good at the hurry up and wait game at all.
This morning David and I headed out after the last group and headed towards our final destination. Neither of us were in the mood to crush it because that would mean we would have to wait for people. As we came around the corner at mile ten we saw a large group on the road. As we rolled up everyone started running into the shoulder and all I could think of was that we were about to be mooned. Turns out they were making a runway of sorts and were going to sing us in. We followed it up with an epic runway dance party which will really add something to the dance video.
From there it was a 10 mile climb up the side of a mountain; consider it practice for Tioga tomorrow. The hill was not that bad and we only had to pull over once for a group (while I am not a fast climber, I prefer not to stop).
The rest of the afternoon was filled with hills. We were told that we would be doing a bit if climbing, but the elevation change was WAY off. Instead if a few thousand feet we ended up climbing 6500 feet. Literally the road only kept going up - there were a few good down hills where we got 40+ which was a nice great.
Last night we were told to look out for a Mobile station which had a restaurant in it. Well the tip was a good one and as we crested over the final hill, with Mono lake to our right, we saw the gas station and tons of bikers eating delicious looking sandwiches.
Later that night we were invited to help with a charity fashion show with proceeded going to a local NGO which not only helps preserve Mono Lake, but also sponsors to bring at risk youth from LA for some time out in nature (the outdoor education fund).
In the beginning of our trip, we were told that we would be modeling outdoor wear, but when we showed up we learned that this was definitely not the case. There were boxes filled with all sorts of random clothes and people got to decide on their outfit. People got creative and we brought some good things to the table.
The Bike and Build Crew before the show began
Followed by all the participants
As soon as it was over we headed back to the church; early to bed because tomorrow we will be hitting Tioga, a mountain pass we have been thinking about all summer. It is crazy to think that tomorrow we will be going up and over.
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