Day 10 done, 2 to go

I have to say that this experience has been one of a kind for me. The nighly anticipation of the next days ride knowing that the next day is most likely going to be a grind and hard as hell is something that I have been through before but not for 11 nights in a row. This has been a real challenge and up till today it has gone well. Today I crashed and the wind got me. Todays ride was planned for 80 miles with 4 summits over 6,000 feet. After 50 miles of pushing into a 20-25 MPH head/cross wind and up some major hills I quit. It wore me out, very disappointed. Tomorrow will be another challenging day, most likely windy, but I will finish. Thursday will be a fun finish going from 6,000 foot elevation to 10,500 elevation then downhill for many miles, steep and fast. This will be great, I feal very strong on the climbs so this should be a good day. Thanks to Doug (an amazing rider, man and person), Bob (mr. steady) and Gabe (a young kid who has a lot to offer the world) and Susan (who has done so so much to help us with this challenge, she has worked her ass off and I love her to death). Here are some pictures from the first 10 days.