Saturday Don was out of town at Mikes wedding so I decided to get up early for some long distance uphill punishment. I froze two insulated water bottles solid. One with plain water and the other with a magic elixir of Gatorade and HEED sustained energy mix.

I set out at 8:00 am, I rode to the gentle mountain town of Prather and circled back.
Prather’s elevation is 1,657 feet. The elevation of my house is 308 feet. Fun climbing, it would have been better if the outside temperature was NOT 107 degrees!!! Oh my gosh I thought I was going to die on the way down. I was pedaling 7-8 mph on the flats to get home. I was so exhausted from the heat. I bought another bottle of water and a pepsi at the Millerton Store. I drank all of it all four bottles.
When I got home I had lost 9 pounds from what I weighed 4 hours earlier!

I think that may be my new favorite suffer ride. The climb to kaiser is Saturday. That will be fun also.
Climbing is the best part of cycling because there is always a fast descent on the other side.

Sunday, Don and I rode about 17 miles in the heat also. It was a little too much for the both of us.