...just about killed me. I was supposed to do a 2-day ride but my "friend" canceled on me at the last minute. I was able to watch a big football game yesterday and decided to explore the planned ride area today. This is the Gila River Ramble that's in the Routes link.
It was 11.2 miles out, about 2500 ft of descending with more sand than I'm used. Deep sand - bb-sized pebbles in some places. I stopped for lunch and then did the reverse out. 2500 ft of climbing/walking and cursing.
It was a spectacular day.
First, a profile of the ride:
Stopped for lunch:
The desert is beautiful.....esp in the winter's light.
This was kind of a test of my new bags from Revalate Designs. I carried about 75% of what I would carry on a trip. They worked perfectly.
