Audio A and Cali... WAY TO GO!!! sounds like you both did just fantastic...
and starting off in the rain... now THAT'S inspired! LOL... I've been caught in hard rain completely unprepared, but never intentionally started out in it... LOL... rode 50 miles in Ireland in pouring rain in 2004 and learned that ziploc bags are your friend! they keep cell phones, cameras and route maps DRY! The map can be folded up so you just whip the bag outta your pocket, read and go... I did have a waterproof jacket but was sweating so the ziploc was still handy to keep everything dry... and also for when I needed to pull it out in the pouring rain!
hey cali.. talked to a friend who did the 26 mile MTB ride at Julian... said the last 10 miles there was a singletrack climb with a 200 ft dropoff if you made a mistake and fell to the right... he walked it... already had his big cycling accident followed by numerous surgeries so had no desire to take a tumble thru the chapparal... :eek:
