Day Six

For the first time in the 16-year history of the event, a day on the ride was cancelled. It started with late- night rain storms, but we’ve ridden in rain before. This time, though, the California Highway Patrol delayed us and then shut us down due to intense storms on hazardous terrain, coupled with severe traffic accident that shut down a key stretch of road

It was a tough day for us as individual riders, but an amazing day for the nomadic community that develops over the week.

I’ll write more on this and on tomorrow’s closing ceremonies on Sunday or Monday. For now, it’s been a long day, I’m exhausted, and I have to conserve battwey power so I can communicate with tomorrow when he’s looking for me at closing ceremonies.