Day Twelve

I got to climb to 4000 ft heading north on 89. Everything is going good. After that sine there is about a hundred foot climb. Then it looks like mostly ups and downs from here. I picked up a can of v8 juice this morning at the hotels continental breakfast. You know, a hot can of v8 juice tastes a lot like tomatoe soup. Ended up climbing well over 4000 ft. Not sure how far, never saw a sine for 5000 but when i saw another sine for 4000 a couple hours later i was hauling ass downhill. Started at the Green Gables in Burney late this morning. Check out was at eleven. We took advantage of that time. I left around 11:30 on bike and rode all the way to Fowlers camp ground just outside of McCloud. Arrived at nine and got camp set up just before dark. A lot of downhill action on the second half of 89. Well worth the hot uphill climb earlier today. The evening air is cool and gave me a boost of energy. -Nathaniel July 13, 2008