We all knew going into day 4 that it was going to be a lot of pavement between Folsom and Cache Creek Casino, but we didnt bargain on 90 miles of it, an especially painful day on a singlespeed mountain bike. Actually, not all of it was pavement. Wild Bill Murray from Folsom Bike guided us through some fun singletrack before we hit the paved American River Trail to Sacramento. Once on the ART, things got weird. First we had a posturing tandem rider come speeding at us yelling move over you f*cking retards!. Then a homeless guy came riding up beside us, let out a woo hoo! then yelled get the money! Get the muthaf*cking money! To cap off out ART experience, we rode right past two heroin addicts that looked like they just shot up. It didnt help that I got stuck between to giant boulders where they were lifelessly laying. Once out in the countryside, the oddities continued. Old mattresses, furniture and trash were dumped on the side of the road and a stolen crotch rocket motorcycle was mostly submerged in an irrigation canal. There were some pretty moments too. Old Sacramento was beautiful, and as we approached the west side of the Central Valley, Berryessa Peak came into view, a mountain we will climb first thing tomorrow. Now we are camped in a peaceful walnut grove after a fresh cooked meal all thanks to Murphy Mack, who drove up from San Francisco in the SuperPro team bus to support us for the night. Tomorrow takes us into wine country and some of NorCals finest trails.
Posted on: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 15:57:27 +0000
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