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daily mileage and climbing profile
overall route across California
pre-dawn gathering at Cow Palace, SF
wow, it's early!
queuing to start; gear trucks in background
bike parking was a *sea* of bikes off into the horizon
Day One starts!
start out - B side
thumbs up at Crystal Springs Reservoir
coastal agriculture
coastal gnome home
hunter at lunch stop, san gregorio beach
lunch stop
lunch stop
self portrait
kite surfer heaven!
hunter and kite surfers
rest stop overlook
rest stop overlook
self portrait
cliffy coast
hunter and coast
malibu spacey sidekick
end of day one!
gear trucks are efficient and organized!
Day Two starts -- agricultural rolling hills leading to ocean
butt de hunter
winery rest stop
sheltered winery stop
self portrait
hunter and bike parking
hunter pose
happy bunnies
hunter and beau!
gabo and hunter at water stop with "otter pops" at california mission
pretty retreat
rose garden
mission
stop to cross skinny dipping river
i so overlaid hunter with photoshop, right?
self portrait on last big climb of day two
hunter passing people on a climb as always ;-)
about to make a right turn to rolling hills and a *wonderful* tailwind!
bunnies in fantastic tailwind for final 10 miles
yay! dumb bunnies make first "century" ever (100 miles in 1 day!)
computer says 120 miles but it was more like 108-ish
Day Three begins beautifully
can't beat california mornings like this
early sun makes for beautiful lighting
long wait for far off stop sign
vineyards
vineyards
hunter en route
beginning "quadbusters" climb
wilfredo!
(custom) triple tandem!
hunter at top of quadbusters! (they mega-phoned "rocky" 3/4 way up!)
oak tree valley
oak groves
water for a hot day
shaded mission stop in Bradley, CA on a VERY hot day
lunch to feed the biker furnaces
bradley mission
self portrait
bradley is like a wild west town of under 100 people
peter! and hunter
rest stop 4 -- go greased lightning, go!
peter and hunter at mission being restored
cooling it in an inner sanctum
rest stop 4 mission fountain
Day Four starts! rest stop 1
rest stop 1 "town" -- before "evil sisters" climbs
bike parking at vineyard
tracey, miss ginger brewlay, hunter
halfway to LA!
self portrait -- pacific off in distance
top of climb over mountains -- halfway to LA -- will do more coastal routes now...
halfway to LA! top of climb, heading west, pacific and hills below behind us
coastal town w/ ridiculously huge rock on shore
... see? i'm not kidding!
welcome to Pismo Beach!
Top Guns -- rest stop after terrible crosswinds -- about to start 20 blissful speed miles w/ same wind now on our tails. navy clears us for launch..
a fixed gear bike (there were 3 of them!)
hunter end of day four
hunter and the sea of tents
hunter at camp sunrise
Day Five is "red dress" (or "dress red") day! sergio and hunter
the LPGA
rest stop
hunter, bob! and tracey
robert, MD. and incredible rider. he mounted cleats on the bottom of those pumps. fierce!
wilfredo!
john is flapper chic
ho ho hos
riders pretty well take over the little town
c'est supere!
The Incredibles!
rider, tom, and peter
red hunter, riders, and rolling hills
base of climb, snaking through military base
riders make a "red ribbon" climbing up the switchbacks
ravenous red riders rest and relish refreshments
long red line stretches out to infinity
dragon kimono ends day five
Day Six starts! waiting for highway 101 bridge lane closure while The Flash directs bike traffic
wait behind
wait ahead
robert. fabulous. notice the "king/queen of the mountain" nails.
our only flat tire of the entire 5 months of training and 7 days of ride!
santa barbara
disco/very hunter on beach
happily anticipating rumored junk food unofficial rest stop
hunter in paradise, santa barbara
long hot day creates ice cream craving
bike mechanics always happy to help
rest stop 4 -- right off highway 1 on the ocean
hunter, shawn, cliff
"studio 4" bouncer makes sure you're on the A list
ventura beach campsite -- starting candlelight vigil to beach
candles for our fallen brothers and sisters
roadside military museum
Day Seven starts!
self portrait
highway 1 rolling hills all day to LA
under highway pathway murals
Hunter, Jacob, and our silent tan friends for the week
chuck!
"the drapes match the carpet"
hot day
lunch stop!
santa monica in distace
bike path for final 5 mile climb into finish
thank you supporters who signed! everyone loved my jersey!
hunter at finish!
hunter with mom
finish point for the riders
"sweep" vehicle -- keep riding and don't get caught!
hunter, wly, and john (with "victory" shirts)
final celebration -- podium and jumbotron off in distance
russ (white shirt) was there for finish and filmed us!
gear and bikes (one front, one back) plus 3 passengers, off to SF
tests microphone