San Diego to Alpine







Saturday March 12th


Finally, the long wait over, the ride got moving this morning, leaving sunny San Diego under ideal conditions for the community of Alpine which is 36 miles from the ocean.  It was a perfect riding day and I arrived at the finish at 1PM.  Total climbing was 2,611 feet and I averaged 11.6 mph.  Calories burned were 2,001. There are 38 riders, we will pick up two more in Tucson who also tried to do the ride in 2020. My time for todays ride was 10 seconds faster than the identical route 2 years ago. An interesting tidbit, I guess.

It will be cold tonight but expected to warm up quickly tomorrow on our longer, and highest climbing day of the entire trip. (Sorry Peter, no more upside down photos)

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  1. UnknownMarch 14, 2022 at 4:46 AM

    Looks like a wonderful rider....were you able to rest during the 36 mile trek? Stay safe!

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