if only I had done it west to east. Every single day the first thing I do is check the weather on my phone. Every single day there's a W in the wind forecast. Usually it's a pretty light wind, but these last few days have been brutal.
Today was supposed to be a 23 mile 3,000+ ft climb over Lizard Head Pass followed by a 50 mile easy ride to Delores on the descent. Instead it was a 50 mile struggle because of the 17 mph in-my-face headwind I faced the whole day.
On top of that it was cold. When I left it was in the low 50s with a high of 70 forecasted (at 7,500 ft). This made it extremely cold once I got above 10K ft. Bah.
I'm at an RV park in Dolores after 72 miles. Happy 4th.
Hi Brian!
ReplyDeleteI REFUSE to believe that west to east is easier - I think we all have headwinds at all times :-) (Except for me today - even uphill I noticed something pushing me ahead! But I promise: it was a first time experience!)
I'll check out your maps and routes and stuff when I have more time...
Good luck though! You have got some tough and rough miles to do ahead of you. HOpefully Joe will catch up with you (met him today) so that you can keep eachother company!
Ha! When I met the owner of the campsite yesterday, instead asking if I was going east or west, he asked, "So which way are you going? The right way or the wrong way?" referring to the wind.
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