July 8, 2010
California… knows how to party. California…. knows how to paaarrtttyyy. Got to California today! I know that California is crazy big, but it still feels great to have done two states. Of course, California couldn’t just give us a regular greeting; it gave us a gangsta greet. It pulled us in for a hug with 20 miles of the most level roads we’ve had our entire trip. Then when it had us close and comfortable… ka-kat! Stab in the side with the biggest hills we’ve done yet, 1100 ft elevation (Crescent City Hills).
We took it pretty easy today, only 42 miles. We were supposed to do 62, but we were too relaxed from the rest day. That and the fact that my right knee really started bothering me prompted us to stop right after the Trees of Mystery (where they had a giant Paul Bunyan and Babe).
On another note, we ran into 4 of the cyclists we’ve been seeing pretty often at the camp sites. We ran into Naomi and Andrew right at the California border and then Megan/Moira passed us about 5 miles into California.
-Chris
