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I like to ride my bicycle - for long distances. I have earned the California Triple Crown and finished the Furnace Creek 508. My goals include qualifying for RAAM and ...(read the blog to find out). "The bicycle has a soul. If you are able to love it as it deserves, it will give you emotions you will never forget." "Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride."
"The important decisions in my life I make while out riding my bike."
"Pain is temporary, quitting lasts forever.” Lance Armstrong
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Saturday, August 05, 2006
The Night Before the RideI remembered my shoes, and I remembered my helmet, but I forgot my water bottles – for the second year in a row! The drive down was ok, no accidents and no near misses. It took me five hours with two stops; one rest stop and one gas stop. I arrived in Mount Shasta City at 6:00 pm and checked in at the ride headquarters. Then I checked into my “Kamping Kabin” at the local KOA. This is a basic cabin with no bathroom or kitchen; just some beds under a roof. Next, I when is search of a bath towel which I also had forgotten. It was while I was standing in Rite-Aide, that it came to me that I had not brought any water bottles! I felt instant panic. I drove back to the ride headquarters and they offered me one bottle that had been in lost and found for a year. I took it, but then realized that it had not been cleaned. I spent fifteen minutes in the kitchen cleaning it with brushes and hot water. Tonight, I will use mouthwash to disinfect it. Dinner is at an Italian Cafe where I ran into Scott and Angela who are also down from Salem for the ride. I will start early tomorrow - 5:00 am.
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