rakekay... LOL... yeah, that was NOT a typo... 2000ft of climbing is really not that much spread over 100 miles. Trust me... and the 2000 ft on this one is spread out... so NO big climbs at all...

veronica... that pic of death valley is outstanding!!! I'd frame that baby and have it hanging somewhere in my house!

trekhawk- cali is right about the scenery along the PS route... not thrilling, but there are enough people that do the ride that if you're even vaguely social you'll have lots of people to ride and chat with... and as to being slow... if you start at 7am and ride only 10 miles per hour you'll STILL be in before dinner stops being served! You don't have to be fast to ride a century... trust me! You'll be fine as long as you keep riding... if you do PS let me know... I will be there with another first time century rider (possibly 3) in February as well!!! If you go we'll swap cell numbers and meet up...

jobob- yep, my brother is a CA Triple Crown winner!!! He finished the Tour of Two Forests in just under 15 hours ride time... 197 miles with 13000+ ft climbing. He had FIVE flats and almost had to be sagged in as he was outta tubes, outta patches, outta CO2 and his pump broke. He pulled off and a SAG passed with another rider being sagged in... that man offered my bro the tube outta his seatbag since he was DNF'ing and my bro was on his way. Left at 6:15AM and rode in at 11PM. Spent more time than he wanted fixing flats but completed it and is thrilled!

FYI- Cali and I are both being pressured by the guys to ride doubles now... Cali might but me? HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAA! Yeah, I don't think so.