5-22-09 ~ Today was a difficult ride as it was the first with our bob trailers, weighing each about fifty pounds. We covered another 70 miles, which were not too challenging until we hit the mountain that took us to the town of Anza, where we camped at a local mormon church. Again, we found the locals to be very helpful, friendly, and interested in our trip. The mountain trek was five and a half miles of constant uphill with no breaks. We were warned by Barret to be very careful tomorrow as we head downhill tomorrow to Desert Palms.
Here are the stats:
1 flat tire ~ Bobby
5 road kill ~ 1 cyote, 2 hairs, 2 snakes
70 miles
142 total miles
3,700 feet of incline
high of 85 degrees
lunch: peanut butter, pepsi, cookies, creme pies, and bagels ~ the point being to load up on carbs, sodium, and sugar

1. mountain climb 2. vista 3. ~ 4. seth collapses in exhaustion 5. another vista
6. deathly switchbacks 7. ready for our descent 8. beautiful flowers in Rainbow
9. yet another vista 10. taking a break from the wind 11. California landscape
12. Happy Cooker