My hubby turned 30 last week, and as a birthday surprise I took him camping on Catalina Island. I called the bike shop to see if it would be reasonable to bike from the town of Avalon, where the ferry drops off, to the town of Two Harbors, where our campsite was. The bike shop guy said "It's a little hilly at first, then it's flat the rest of the way."
You can imagine the knot I got in my stomach when I first saw the island looming out of the ocean (picture #1) Bike shop guy must have never done the ride - especially not on a mountain bike with 30 pounds of camping gear on the back! As you can see from the pics, the road goes up... and up... and up some more! Anyway, I just had to boast to ladies who would appreciate the accomplishment. 22 miles, with 1600 feet of climbing in the first 4 miles!
Elevation profile and map:
URL for this route is: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2301949
