Had vivid dreams during the night, probably because of the naps. In the middle of the night we both woke up and went to the bathroom. There was a prodigious snorer at a nearby campsite, and for a short while I thought it might be a bear in the campground. Nope, no wildlife to worry about. Slept until early morning, then got up to go to the bathroom again. I snuggled with Ann when I got back and fell asleep again (<!>). The it was time to get up and have breakfast. I made pancakes and coffee, and Ann heated up leftover peach cobbler, then I did the dishes. Our camping neighbor Todd left us a bunch of firewood as he checked out. We sat around for a bit and looked at possible hiking options, then decided to walk over to Gull Lake and hike around it. Through June Lake village, pretty typical small tourist town, then onto the trail. It was flat and mostly in shade on the southern side of the lake. The trail got much more up-and-down on the west side, where we walked by a rope swing into the lake. Ann got tired and concerned about hiking in full sunlight on the northern side of the lake, some we turned around and retracted our route. On one stretch I didn't see a low-hanging branch over the trail, and I gave myself a hell of a whack on the forehead. Luckily, I had a hat on, or I might have split my head open. It slightly broke the skin but didn't really bleed, so we continued heading back. Stopped to look at the Gull Lake Marina and Resort on our way back, again pretty standard stuff. When we got back to the campsite, I made PB&J sandwiches for lunch, then got ready for a bike ride. I had looked at possible routes and decided on a loop around the local lakes. It took a while to get everything ready, then I was off. I rode back to the intersection of the June Lake Loop with the 395, which was the start of a Strava route, then I turned around and headed back into June Lake Village before continuing on the loop, which took me by Gull Lake and Silver Lake on an extended downhill run. Then the loop started heading north, and I had a 20+ mph tailwind helping me along on a generally flat to slightly downhill section. That pretty much got me all the way to the northern intersection of the loop with the 395, and this is where the payback began. Although it was generally gradual, this section was uphill for about 6 miles, and I had a cross wind to deal with. There were several sections where it got steeper but never more than about 6%. Still, it was a grind at altitude, and I was glad to see the turnoff to the June Lake Loop again. I was noticeably slower on the return to our campsite, legs and cardio got a decent workout.
Avg speed = 17.5 mph. Total Mileage = 27.4 mi
Avg power = 149 W. Weighted avg power = 170 W
Total elevation gain = 1570'
Avg heartrate = 133 bpm (Coospo)
Relative Effort = 65
Training Load = 94
Intensity = 77%
Ann went for ice after I got back, and I changed clothes and relaxed with a frozen (kinda) Margarita that she made when she returned, using a battery-powered blender she bought on Amazon. We grilled vegetables and sausages for dinner, and it was pretty good. Since we had all that wood, we made a campfire after dinner, even though it wasn't cold, maybe just a little bit cool. Roasted marshmallows as well, then it was time to turn in for the night.
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