This was the last long day and once it was over I knew I was actually going
to achieve my goal of riding across the country. I had a few long days
before this- 178 on Day 5, 175 on Day 7, and 180 on Day 13. The same
rules applied on all of them: don't fall behind nutrition and hydration.
It was foggy early, which was fun and added to the scenery. As the day
went on the fog wore off and it got hot and humid. By the end of the
ride there were storm clouds in the distance and I saw a rainbow. There
was a little bit of everything on this ride. It seemed fitting that the
day would end with a rainbow. Petoji was
almost over and my pot of gold was just within reach. I only had 121
miles on Day 22 and 60 miles on Day 23.
