Friday, May 13, 2016

Kernville to Ridgecrest - day 9

Mileage:  54
Total Ascend:  3205

Today was hot and nothing but desert scenes.  I'm just not a desert person so will be glad to get out of it.   What I realized yesterday was to enjoy this ride I won't ride every mile.  Its a hard ride as you can see from the climbing we do each day.  So with that said I did get a 6 mile bump to the top of the 12 mile climb- Walker Pass.  It worked for me and I so enjoyed that downhill.

Cruising along a stretch of the road we came across this street sign.  Easy - no way!  Had to take a picture of it.


Here I am at the top of the summit.    Behind me is part of the Pacific Crest Trail.  From here you cross the road and continue hiking.  


This picture is from across the road where the markers are.  There are 2 people starting the hike but its hard to see them.  The trail continues through the desert.  

It was a good day!






1 comment:

  1. Good choice of jersey for the desert ride. The colors really stand out. Glad you're having a good ride, can't believe it's Day 10 already. Diana

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