Minor Incident

Left our little campground early this morning. Finally washed some laundry. Good thing I didn't listen to Mike and brought lots of clothes. Lol. Started our ride in 25 degree heat again and by 10:00 it was over 30. However, by 1:00 the temp reached a high of 42 degrees. Rode thru orange groves and grape vine wineries. Stopped at a local fruit stand for some fresh peaches and plums. We thought the California Red Woods were huge until we rode through the Sequoia National forest. Unbelievable!!! From there we rode through Yosemite National Park. Waterfalls and huge mountains were amazing. Snow still at the summit and the temp dropped to 8 degrees. The sudden changes in temperature is hard to get used to. Mike looked at the map and realizes that we are a LONG way from home so we rode until 10:30 tonight. Long after dark down here. Good thing I was watching the signs or we would be in Reno by now. Lol. GPS led us astray for the first time. Tomorrow will be another long ride if we ever want to get home. PS: only one minor incident so far! Yesterday at a very hot beer stop on the side of a road in the middle of nowhere and I mean NOWHERE! I went to take off and lost my footing on loose gravel which lead to me dumping my bike on it's side. luckily Joanne wasn't on yet cause she wasn't feeling good from the extreme heat. So I was trying to get on the road before she got on. We did however figure out that Joanne and I CAN lift a loaded bike if need be!!!! A minor $40 dollar fix to a highway peg and were as good as new. (lost two hours of traveling time, that's y there was a long day of riding yesterday)








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