I'm baaaaack!! ~85 miles roundtrip over two days. First half pretty much all uphill, second half pretty much all down (and a full hour shorter). That bike is certainly a tank with all of my stuff on it.

I started getting really nauseous about 2 miles from being back. I think it was a salt issue - I wasn't tired and was ok as long as I kept pedaling, but when I stopped to fish another water bottle out of my bag I thought I'd be sick. After 32 ounces of soda and some super-salty fries I felt MUCH better.

(After a shower, a beer, and some tortellini, I feel even BETTER...about to go get the ice cream!)