Ain't No Mountain High Enough

Even with a missed turn, Lucian blew threw his 117 mile day yesterday averaging a blazing 19.5 mph. I asked him if he was shocked that he could still ride after a 117 mile day (cause I would be) and he said yes. He was only sore the first 5 minutes or so of today's ride and then he conquered some mountains!

From the Red Pencils blog. Pre-ride maybe?

Day 3 is a 66.7 mile ride from King City to Paso Robles. They call one of the climbs the Quadbuster. A 14% grade, but it didn't slow Lucian down either. He finished today with an 18.1 mph average. He was happy to ride in a rather large group that could work together and take turns pulling. I think he said there were 9 Red Pencils in a group of about 15. At one point they got up to 30 mph! They were one of the first groups to finish today and got to camp before it was even open.

Mid-ride I'm guessingThe Price is Right?

Lucian spent some time exploring Mission San Miguel along the way. I looked it up online to learn a little more. "Mission San Miguel is one of California's historical and cultural treasures. The beautiful old mission building, whose foundations were laid nearly 200 years ago, is a precious part of our spiritual heritage, with a story that is integral to California's history." Check it out here if you'd like. Here are some cool photos he was able to take.

He spoke a bit to this kind old woman named Sam

The plan tonight was to skip camp dinner and head to "town" for beer and pizza. He texted this photo which looks more to me like mexican and coca-cola, but successful none the least.