>
>Lars and I went for a ride in the mountains today. We wanted to go to a
>mountain pass high
>above Alicante. The total length of the ride was 100 km, of which the last 70
>km were quite
>painful, not because of the climbs but because of a spill I had taken at 30
>km, which
>resulted in road rash on my hands and left leg. But it all builds character,
>and victory was
>sweet:
>
>http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=3827068052&k=GJVbnpm&lb=1&s=O
>
>And we were rewarded with views like this:
>http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=3827068303&k=jCCtQzC&lb=1&s=O
>
>And then we got home, and indulged in hot tea and hot showers, followed by a
>healthy
>dinner and even healthier whisky and brandy.
>
>The pass in question features in the Vuelta a España whenever the race comes
>through our
>part of Spain.
>
That second photo made the entire trip worthwhile. The lack of suitable
grades here in Tempe is probably why I was insufficiently trained for last
weekend's trip to Tucson.
Chris
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
- Hunter S. Thompson
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