Today's ride was a long and greuling push up steep switchbacks at 5 mph in a beautiful forest of pine, oak, and fir, and rivers, to the highest pass on the southern tier route, at 8200 feet. I had company for part of the way from Kevin, a local who rides up the pass for excercise sometimes. I enjoyed the company, as when I'm alone my mind just drifts among pop songs, mostly "Daniel", "Sukiyaki", "Kono sekai wa semai hashi da", and "Armageddon it". I pushed my body to its max today, and am happy to have passed this challenge. Kevin told me that the region has been in a drought lately, and that is killing the fir trees, while the more hardy pines are still surviving. Many seniors were driving these roads today, and were very friendly, too.
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