Benton, CA to Lee Vining, CA
Distance: 49.24 miles
Time: 4:03:10
Max Speed: 41.0 mph
Average Speed: 12.1 mph
After a relaxing evening in the hot springs waking up to the cold wind was not pleasant this morning. But, we were treated to Grandma Vitek (Vitek's alter ego) as one of the drivers for the day. She served us a wonderful breakfast before sending us off on our journey. The ride started off with a long, slow climb that was not a fun way to warm up. After that, the road turned into fun rolling hills, but the pavement had huge cracks in it all the way across the road so there was no way to avoid them. I ended up standing for most of the way to avoid hurting my butt on the cracks in the road.
At the first rest stop, Granny V treated us to some wonderful hospitality and warm withes to send us off once again. It was a very entertaining and enjoyable rest stop. The rest of the ride turned out to be rather pleasant, which was nice considering I was in such a bad mood to begin the ride. I rode with Elyse from the first rest stop for the rest of the day, which was fun. We climbed to over 8,000 ft. at one point, which is the highest elevation we have seen yet on this trip. From there, we descended almost the rest of the day into Lee Vining. At one point, we came upon a line where the desert ended and the forests began. There was literally a line where the trees began, it was crazy. From there on, we were in the forest, which made for a beautiful ride and it finally felt like we had made it to California at long last.
We arrived in Lee Vining, which is a small town at the base of the mountains, with Mono Lake on the other side of the town. It is a beautiful little woth, which they call the Gateway to Yosemite.
Tomorrow we will ride over Tioga Pass and through Yosemite. Tioga Pass is supposed to be quite a challenge with an elevation of almost 10,000 ft. We shall see what happens.
Peace and Love,
Mountain Miguelito
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