Stats:
60.5 miles
4:20 time
16.8% max grade
4,036 ft
Todays ride was one of many turn arounds and detours. Three to be exact. Detours early on in the day are generally ok with me, its the getting lost late in the day and having to re-climb hills that kills me.
In an effort to avoid getting lost, and stay on track with the route, each morning we are given a cue sheet that looks much like something printed from google driving directions. The sheet gives us the turns, mile markers and lunch stops for the day so that we can follow along and stay (relatively) together for the rides. We also each carry a piece of sidewalk chalk with us at all times to so we can let our teammates know if there are changes in the route, detours to follow, or if we stopped in a store. Its a pretty effective way of keeping everyone in the loop without having to call 31 people every time something changes! I find that I rely mostly on the chalkings of others throughout the day.
We passed through Hershey Park on our way to Harrisburg, but we failed in terms of getting some donation magic action. Despite being decked out in our Bike & Build kits and carrying our bikes, the Hershey Park staff was not interested in dishing out 4 free roller coaster rides. Oh well...
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