8.14.2006
Day 53 - 108.39 Miles
SacTown
Sacramento, CA
We knew today was our only chance to see Austin's sister, Deirdre, in Sacramento before she left at 8pm for a flight to Vietnam, so we got another early start. A quick, hard push over Echo Pass early in the morning put us over the Sierra Nevada Range and started us on a 7,000 foot downhill ride to Sacramento, filled with riding along a mountain stream, orchards, and an uptight highway patrolman that angrily kicked Jon off the freeway. We had completed 100 miles by 4pm and Austin was able to spend some quality time with his sister while Jon caught up with Laura, a friend of his from Denver with whom he had also coached and played volleyball. The four of us were taken out to a great sushi dinner by Deirdre just before she took off for the airport. Then, another of Jon's friends, Amanda, came down from Reno to hang out for an evening of darts, late night snacking, and chipmunk hunting.
Song of the Day: Cali Cali by the Notorious B.I.G.
Sacramento, CA
We knew today was our only chance to see Austin's sister, Deirdre, in Sacramento before she left at 8pm for a flight to Vietnam, so we got another early start. A quick, hard push over Echo Pass early in the morning put us over the Sierra Nevada Range and started us on a 7,000 foot downhill ride to Sacramento, filled with riding along a mountain stream, orchards, and an uptight highway patrolman that angrily kicked Jon off the freeway. We had completed 100 miles by 4pm and Austin was able to spend some quality time with his sister while Jon caught up with Laura, a friend of his from Denver with whom he had also coached and played volleyball. The four of us were taken out to a great sushi dinner by Deirdre just before she took off for the airport. Then, another of Jon's friends, Amanda, came down from Reno to hang out for an evening of darts, late night snacking, and chipmunk hunting.
Song of the Day: Cali Cali by the Notorious B.I.G.
