The bike shop in Penticton recommended that I avoid the highway by taking Green Mountain Road out of town. It was a beautiful climb up a canyon. The road emerged into a more open space, and I figured I'd go around the bend, and start heading downhill. I checked the elevation on my phone - 1950 feet. But the road didn't go down, it kept going up! Every so often it would appear to be peaking, so I'd check the elevation - 2150, 2300, 2600 - it wasn't just that it kept going, it was the comical number of false summits. I finally hit the real top at 2950, a full 1000 feet above where I first thought I might be done. But despite constantly mocking my lack of judgment, it was a great climb. Not too steep and lots of turns - my favorite kind! And when I finally passed the summit I got to BOMB down the other side!
No comments:
Post a Comment