Ride with Dave Little while staying at Camp Wrightwood for Fellowship Camp. We headed down to Hwy 2 and then west, riding up to Big Pines basically together. I would get out a little bit ahead of Dave, then pause until he caught up with me. We decided to take a right at the Y and ride on the N4 road. This road heads generally downhill toward Palmdale, and we stayed on it until we had put in a little over 10 miles. The route took us past a number of different campgrounds, and the weather was pretty good. We were riding generally into the wind on the way out and had a tailwind on the way back. The climb back to Big Pines was about 6 miles at 4.5% average grade, with the toughest section near the end. From there, it was a fast run back into town and then the challenge of climbing back to camp. Felt good at the end, no significant back pain on the long climbs, where I moderated my pace somewhat to stay close to Dave.
Avg speed = 12.3 mph. Total mileage = 20.6 mi
Avg heartrate = 131 bpm
Total elevation gain = 2870'
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