Rode up Mt. Hamilton today after 3 years. I specifically chose to ride in the afternoon heat in preparation for Full Vineman. I was carrying two bottles of Perform and a Camelbak with water. I was running out of hydration before the big climb, so had to get some water from a house.
I was putting out decent power right from the beginning, mostly >180W. I reached the observatory in 3 hours after a couple of quick stops to snap pictures of the beautiful vista.
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| Pano |
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| Refreshing Vista |
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| Lick Observatory - still some ways to go... |
Filled up at the water fountain, freshened up and off on the way back. Getting back to the bottom of Mt. Was pretty quick and fun. The right upper quad started hurting on the way back but this time it had nothing to do with peeing.
The stretch from Alum rock to Tasman was pretty boring with frequent traffic lights. Finally made home after 4 hours and 40 mins to end a very satisfying with exhausting ride. I probably should have consumed more water since I am now having a splitting headache due to dehydration.
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