October 28th
137km (2,412m vertical)
Great day. We took a new route this year, because last year's trip went through a coal-truck tunnel and everyone came out completely black. This year, we went over that mountain instead of through it. Lots of climbing, but lots to see...and we got some great downhills too. (Jimmy fell on one of them and hurt his hip. He should be ok, but won't ride tomorrow.)
On the initial downhill of the day, everyone got covered in mud...especially Dr. Joan:
Its always exciting to “discover” things like this Buddhist temple/grotto en route:
This fountain was “dancing” to inspirational marching music piped over loudspeakers:
Saw a lot of these “Hobbit Houses” today, carved into the side of the mountain. (I like the chimney on this one.)
The final climb of the day was the shortest...but was still 3km of switchbacks!
This fountain was “dancing” to inspirational marching music piped over loudspeakers:
Saw a lot of these “Hobbit Houses” today, carved into the side of the mountain. (I like the chimney on this one.)
The final climb of the day was the shortest...but was still 3km of switchbacks!
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