Today, while literally moaning and groaning my way up one of my least favorite hills, I was thinking about the Death Ride (near Markleeville, CA, which is near Lake Tahoe). Today, those amazing folks, some of whom I'm sure are TE'ers, rode 129 miles with over 15,000 feet of climbing! I guess my little ride was nothing in comparison! Just 24-ish miles with 1600-ish feet of climbing. That wouldn't have gotten me over even one of the Death Ride passes! But tonight I was talking to a friend and he mentioned next year's Death Ride. He's done it 3 times. Hmmmm...I must start considering this.