Day 2 - June 2, 2011
We had a late start in Davis, CA. Nels and Nick rode through downtown Sacramento and then got turned around so they ended up going 20 miles out of their way. The original mileage for the day was already about 130 miles that consisted of a climb of 8,000 feet in elevation. Since they got turned around, they had to start riding through the dark. As we got closer to Kirkwood, the ride started getting more hilly since Kirkwood is a ski lodge in the mountains. There was snow on the ground for the last 30 miles of the trip. In addition, it was 30 degrees and both Nels and Nick could not feel their feet or hands. Denise and I rode behind them and used the bright headlights to guide them to Kirkwood. We FINALLY arrived in Kirkwood at 1:00AM. It was an extremely long day and all of us were tired, especially the boys since they biked 150 miles and climbed 8,000 feet. Nels and Nick were on their bikes for a grand total of 17 hours that day (and Denise and I were in the van for that long also).
We are thankful that Kirkwood Valley Lodging graciously donated an entire lodge to the Bike4theCHF crew for the night. As soon as we got in, we put Nels and Nick right in front of the fireplace, gave them food, and then put them in a hot shower. Nels discovered that one of his toe nails froze off and that many of his toes were purple. Nick was worn out as well. All of us ended up going to bed around 3AM.
- Lindsey
Bike4theCHF Intern
Pictures to follow soon. We don't have enough wifi service in the mountains to post pictures.
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