Today was quite challenging and we got to see all kinds of terrain through the day! We started off in Sacramento and went along a river on a bike path for quite a ways. It wasn’t a rail-trail, so it had more hills and bumps than a rail trail does. It was beautiful and a fun ride.
We began our climb out of the valley and got up to some high prairie lands. As we were coming out of Folsom, we were looking for a road called Prairie City. I did not know there were any prairies out here. There were a couple of stretches when we had a headwind, so that added a bit more to the challenge.
Pioneer is a little town in the foothills (?) of the Sierra Nevadas. I decided to take the sag wagon in to our destination after about 46 miles of riding. I was not the only one, and I was glad I did once I saw the parts that I was missing. Probably about a third of the participants took the sag wagon.
I got to ride with Macy today, and really enjoyed visiting with her during that time. I started to let some negative self-talk into my head–also one of the major challenges of a trip like this–but Macy was pretty good at helping me through it.
Tomorrow is a doozy of a day, up into South Lake Tahoe. I honestly don’t know if I will be able to do it.
Again, thanks for the updates. I’m at Annual Conference and voted yesterday (still with a bit of jealousy) to affirm your leave of absence. I’ll be praying for your strength today. Whatever you do, do it all with thanksgiving!