Marin Camp, day three

Today was a day all the riders feared - the Mt Tam Hillclimb course. At 12 miles and about 650M of elevation gain, it is a brute. Its only saving grace are the stunning views of the Pacific Ocean and Stinson Beach. I led the group out along the flats next to Bolinas Bay before they raced up to the top park gate. Hunter filmed each of the campers for some technique and riding position critique and we all met at the finish before riding slowly to the top of Mt Tam. From there spread before us an amazing panorama of the entire Bay Area from the Golden Gate to Mt Diablo. It was fantastic and a fitting reward for such an effort.

Tony from LifeCycle Adventures, who joined us today, will again join us with a friend tomorrow. It's always nice to have Tony along as he is a great guy who lives right here in Mill Valley and has lots of great cycling adventure stories to tell.

Tonight's sunset was fantastic, and Anthony King was lucky enough to get a shot of it from the retreat grounds: