Day 6 – Banning, CA to Rowland Heights, CA – 73 miles – 6.5 hours saddle time
I got up fairly early (especially considering that I was in a real bed) and got cranking towards my buddy in Rowland Heights. I went through a small town called Beaumont which I thought was cute and then (after taking a road closure detour…) up a great pass called San Timoteo Canyon Road. This is another bike ride I recommend if you have the opportunity.
Cow Farm in Beaumont in the Morning Fog
Grrrr, this added around a half hour of rerouting. Also note that there are detour signs going both ways… only one actually was a detour.
I like wide bike lanes.
I came out in Bryn Mawr and went through Loma Linda (nice) and then crossed the highways and started the long ride through the inland empire (not as nice). I got the pleasure of having someone sneak up right behind me in a lane that was literally wide enough for two cars, honk, and then squeel around me. Screw you Herbalife salesperson. First time that has happened, but I figure that since the people that honk encouragingly have outnumbered this ass at least 20-1, it is alright.
Anyway, I am having trouble getting in touch with my friend by the time I make it over to close to his place, so I chill at a McDonald’s and relax for a while. He eventually calls me and says that he is almost home and he wants to pick me up in his pick up truck. Okay, sure. I head a little down the road towards his place, he gets me, and we head back. I am treated to a great dinner and a relaxing night watching the Lakers-Nuggets game. Thanks to the entire Blessman family for their hospitality. Sorry for the reduced number of pictures… I assume you have all seen suburban sprawl before.
Day 7 – Zero Day – Rowland Heights, CA to Yorba Linda, CA
Great day. I sent probably 15 pounds of stuff home (including my cooking stuff which had not been used once). The rest of the day I relaxed, either on the couch, at Starbucks updating my site for a while, or again on a different friend’s house. Special thanks to Blessman for driving me from his place to my other buddy’s place, and thanks to Tim for the hospitality and driving me from Starbucks up his mammoth hill. Tim and I finished the day playing a game very like Acrophobia, which we played non stop probably 12 years ago. No pictures today.
PS – Route was rode in a car, not biked.