I didn't get much sleep last night, the gym didn't have any AC and we couldn't figure out how to turn the lights off. It was quite the predicament. Come around 5am, however, I was ready to roll out. The ride was slow at first; my legs took forever to warm up after yesterday's beating. Anyways, it was a magnificent ride filled with lots of climbing. With such a change in altitude, I feel completely out of the desert. On our ride today there was an abundance of trees, grass, and even "elk crossing" signs. After rolling over a large hill, we were overcome a beautiful view of the high landscape. Jokingly, I pointed at a black angus cow and said to my redneck friend, "hey look, an elk!" He found it rather comical and another member of our paceline from Chapel Hill heard the elk call and came to check it out. The cow was literally 30 yards away and somehow my Chapel Hill friend thought I was being serious and started taking pictures of the cow, thinking it was an elk. Again, it was a black angus. We gave him a really hard time. Later, while riding through the Apache Reservation, we rode through an epic canyon. It was magnificent. We rode down the whole thing, and up several thousand feet to reach the other side. It was massive! Here a few pics. I apologize, but I feel like this post is a little disorganized. I'm in a rush to grab some sleep...4:30am wakeup for the Fourth of July!
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