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I leave Pacheco Camp around 12h30 and within 30 minutes I'm on the ridge above riding through a semi-shady stand of burned pines

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00347-pines-800px.jpg Back on County Line Road, still riding along the ridge, but descending slowly.ThumbnailsI'm overheating, so I take a break in some shade and enjoy the breeze up on this hillBack on County Line Road, still riding along the ridge, but descending slowly.ThumbnailsI'm overheating, so I take a break in some shade and enjoy the breeze up on this hillBack on County Line Road, still riding along the ridge, but descending slowly.ThumbnailsI'm overheating, so I take a break in some shade and enjoy the breeze up on this hillBack on County Line Road, still riding along the ridge, but descending slowly.ThumbnailsI'm overheating, so I take a break in some shade and enjoy the breeze up on this hillBack on County Line Road, still riding along the ridge, but descending slowly.ThumbnailsI'm overheating, so I take a break in some shade and enjoy the breeze up on this hill

Upon leaving Pacheco Camp, the thermometer reads 92 degrees in the shade.

At first, I'm fooled into believing that I have most of my energy back. After a few minutes of climbing up out of Pacheco Creek, I realize I'm still a bit pooped, so I've been walking up some of the hill up Coit Road.

This part of Coit Road rises about 700 feet over two miles.