cruisin'

haven't taken any pictures in the last few days so i thought i would post the cutest child alive (thanks for the pic david). as you can see, she recently started eating (or trying to) solid foods

another day down. started in alamo, nevada and finished in panaca, about 70 miles away. for some reason, had a tough time staying asleep in the hallway that we were sleeping in last night. not sure what was happening but kept thinking it was time to wake up. either way, support was great and well prepared and we had a relatively easy start to the ride. early on, split into a large group that took out the first 30 miles without much of a problem, then started the ascent that was really not that bad. i think we started around 3500 ft and peaked at 6200ish ft, but the hill was so long that it never really got very steep. had a great lunch at the summit (minus the blowing dust) and cruised down the downhill into a small town called "caliente" (para those who no habla espanol, that means "hot" - that is about as much spanish as i know) where the wind started to kick in . at the bottom of the hill we had this fierce headwind that brought a 30 mph speed down around 20 and really chipped away at the motivation. for the remaining 10-15 miles, we had this crazy side/headwind that forced you to almost lean left so that you would stay upright. finished the day with jen and ashley as we pulled through the last miles together.

suprisingly exhausted from a "short" day, but looking forward to the evening and tomorrow as we have a sweet arrangement (including pingpong tables - 1-0 thusfar - stove, and computer lab) at lincoln county high school. we have an event tomorrow here talking about healthcare access and the barriers that exist. and tonight, we're going back (driving) to caliente for a pizza feast. cheers to another good day!