Today, I rode a 30-mile route that I call the "Eastside Hill Climb". I go up every hill I can find on the east side of Redwood Valley, Calpella, and Ukiah, then loop back to Redwood Valley. I don't know the vertical climb but I suspect it's around 2,000 feet. It took me 1 hour and 53 minutes today. On the ride, I go right past Lake Mendocino, a beautiful lake about 4 miles from my house. With any luck, I'll upload a picture of it so you can see it.

Carole Hester, a lady I know who writes a weekly column for the local paper, interviewed me today and will write an article about my participation in the Ride Across America in this Friday's Ukiah Daily Journal. I'll let you know how it comes out.