I took a nice ride yesterday
at about mid-day, just under 30 miles, nothing too strenuous or long, no
big hills. A sunny early-afternoon jaunt.
Several
points afforded me great, clear views of Mt Rainier. It was one of
those days with very little haze, and you could see from the 14,400 ft
summit all the way down to the lower foothills.
It
made me think of the route that the riders of RAMROD will be taking in
just three short days. 150+ miles, and a good 10K ft of climbing in one
day of glorious (and grueling, on some stretches) riding.
I'm
doing a favor for an online acquaintance -- his wife was drawn in the
RAMROD lottery, and they had to ship her bike out from Massachusetts. I
volunteered to put her bike together for her (and also disassemble it
for return shipping). It arrived on Friday, and it's ready for her
arrival in town today. As I took it out of the shipping box, I was
impressed -- custom titanium Spectrum with SRAM Red. Tasty. And very
light. It should be a steed for making the circumnavigation of
Washington's tallest peak.
I'm
not sorry that I'm not doing the ride this year. Quite frankly I think
I'm done with it. It's a great ride, and who knows I may change my mind
at some point, but I've done it three times, and I know my fastest time
is well behind me.
Good luck to all the RAMRODers. It looks to be a nice, sunny, warm day. Drink lots -- you'll want that on board come the Cayuse Pass climb.
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