Hotter'n Hell Hundred Report

[denda]

Well, we just made it home from the HHH. We averaged 16.3mph. Our total ride time was 6 hrs. 15min. Total time from start to finish was 8 1/2 hrs. We had zero flats this year. Which was a great improvement over the 6 we had last year.
The newspaper said the high temperature was 97. I never felt hot as long as we kept moving. The heat bothered my husband a little more. We went by one rider that was down and saw 2 carried off in the ambulance.
The rest stops were great as always. At one stop you could get free ice cream and watermelon. One had free hotdogs. I think I drank a gallon of pickle juice. Yum Yum.
We saw a huge turtle crossing the road at one point. I think a few cyclist had to dodge it.
Now we are off the Yellowstone in a couple of weeks to do some backpacking.

p.s. - There were 11,260 riders this year