Barstow CA

On Tuesday, it was my turn to be on support. The other riders did over 8000 feet of climbing, and while the scenery was nice, I was glad I saved my legs for the rest of the week. As part of my support role, I went ahead to Hesperia, CA and gave a talk to high school students about the ride, volunteering, and careers in health care. I was expecting around 100 people. It turns out that the most of the school was invited and 1500 or so students attended.

The next day I was amped to ride. We left Hesperia with the wind at our backs and only around 50 miles until our next stop in Barstow, Ca. The ride was really fun and really fast as we arrived in just over 2 hours. The picture above shows our group riding next to some pretty nice scenery. After our ride, we went to Yermo to check out a 50s diner. The decor was pretty incredible, and I even got a picture with the King. We then went to Calico on our way back to Barstow to visit a "ghost town." I must say I was a little disappointed. I was hoping for some tumbleweeds and a saloon with bullet holes in the walls and windows. The Calico ghost town was pretty commercial and even had a pizza and subs restaurant. Oh and no tumbleweeds.