Around Lake Ranco: Flat? Not so much.

January 12, 2018

Today was a ride around three quarters of Lago/Lake Ranco. While there were no long climbs in today’s ride we still managed 3200ft in only 64km. One perceives that riding around a lake should be flat, oh contraire it is not. We had constant rolling hills for the entire distance. As mentioned they were not super long but I lost count of how many times I had a dead man’s click and how often I saw 10-13% grades on my Garmin. The worst of the rollers hit 18% for a short time. I don’t want to sound whiny because while it was a challenge I enjoyed the ride. The scenery has changed a little with more pasture land and of course the lake. When started out there was some low cloud and a little drizzle but soon the sky cleared and we had sunshine. The temperature was lower today which was also a welcome relief since we didn’t start riding until noon because we had a 2 hour van transfer to avid anothe section of the national highway. We have one night in this location in very modern hotel which is quite a contrast from the last 2 nights.

The hotel tower in which our room was located. I could spend a week in this place there is so much to see and do.

When we left this morning there was some drizzle and low cloud.

Somethings are still done the old way here. Splitting wood and hauling it around by oxen pulling a trailer.

These hilly roads are used for timed hill climbs, These words mark the end of such a climb.

Had a flat today. Fortunately the driver and van were nearby so I was fixed in a hurry.

Today's ride: 64 km (40 miles)
Total: 400 km (248 miles)

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