Saturday 1/15 was our 1st day on the cross country portion of the adventure and the 1st day biking with Aaron Roux. After dipping my rear wheel into the pacific (and my shoes because of a rogue wave) we had a photo op for Ch 5 a San Diego TV station. We headed out from Ocean Beach with Kelli Cal and George Olmstead joining us for the 1st 15 miles. Then we stopped at the San Diego Chargers stadium for an interview with ABC San Diego ch 10 (their stations website may have the footage posted by today). After Qualcomm stadium Aaron and I headed off for our campground at Lake Jennings (see pic). Time was limited because of all the media events and some pretty decent size climbs so we kept the mileage light at 31.
Lake Jennings was quiet compared to the urban coastal campgrounds. We had a nice camp fire and cooked hamburgers over it. After a map session we planned our lunch and campspots for tomorrow as we enjoyed a warm (still in the low 60's after dark) and moonlit night. Then to bed early (9pm) as we know tomorrow will be the hardest climbing day of the trip with a 4000ft pass to climb to get over the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Overall a great day and official start of our adventure together!
already so beautiful
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