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Distance: 96.27 mi
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Ride Time: about 9 hours
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Elevation Gain: 294.2 ft
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Avg Heartrate: 112.1 bpm
If I had to rank today in respect to the rest of the trip. I might go so far as to say this was the worst day yet. The giddy excitement of leaving Yosemite and the beauty of late day coast down from Groveland was replaced with suffocating heat,...
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Distance: 100.16 mi
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Ride Time: about 9 hours
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Elevation Gain: 2481.9 ft
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Avg Heartrate: 118.8 bpm
This morning we woke early with the knowledge that we would be once again competing with cars for our share of the road. Owing to the poor experience we had entering the park we decided that it would be best to beat the sleepy vacationers to th...
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You know the way you wake up on the morning of an exam, or a flight, or any other time-critical event in your life? It's a panicked start. On normal days, your body initiates its startup functionality and your cognitive processes come online wi...
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Distance: 79.34 mi
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Ride Time: about 8 hours
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Elevation Gain: 2177.2 ft
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Avg Heartrate: 126.2 bpm
Rising late from the “campground” at Mono Lake Basin, we departed quickly, eager not to give Gloria anymore money. There were several options for breakfast up the road and we set out for Lee Vining where we would be able to change into fresh cl...
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Distance: 70.67 mi
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Ride Time: about 6 hours
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Elevation Gain: 629.5 ft
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Avg Heartrate: 123.4 bpm
This morning we left Brad and Stacey’s with the goal of reaching Gardnerville. This would leave us strategically positioned for an assault on the three passes preceding Mono Lake Basin and Tioga Pass. After a breakfast with Tom, Luke, Ollie and...
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Distance: 114.52 mi
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Ride Time: about 9 hours
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Elevation Gain: 719.5 ft
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Avg Heartrate: 134.3 bpm
Day 68 featured another early morning start to avoid storms and heat. We woke at 4AM to get on our bikes by 5 and started our push towards Fallon. This stretch would be over 110 miles to a Warm Showers host, but there were several intermedi...
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Distance: 40.63 mi
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Ride Time: about 3 hours
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Elevation Gain: 794.4 ft
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Avg Heartrate: 126.0 bpm
Yesterday’s failure to reach Eureka taught us an important lesson in weather consideration and planning. We had assumed Nevada’s greatest challenge would be extreme temperature and carrying water. In fact the lack of services proved more challe...
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Distance: 38.55 mi
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Ride Time: about 3 hours
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Elevation Gain: 567.8 ft
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Avg Heartrate: 119.0 bpm
The problem with no services is that sometimes you need services. We woke up today at 6:30 to get breakfast. Jonathan, still recovering from his monumental catch up session, groggily rose from bed. After a filling meal of deep fried french toas...
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