They are riding across California! Pics from day 1

It's here, the big ride, it's here!  They've waited and trained a long time for today.

At about 10 am the truck was packed, and ready to head out to Yuma!  (We gave two extra bikes a ride, they kept our two bikes company :)

We met up with a bunch of other RAC'ers in El Centro, at In-n-Out.  Yum!  There was a lot of excitement in the restaurant, and not as much eating.  We ate quick and were back on our way.

Once we arrived in Yuma it was time for the first dip of the back tire in the river water. There they are, on the East side of California!

Tires, in the river...

Getting route directions from Mr Gary...

Listening, and waiting for the rest of the riders...

 And, they're off!

 

We waited, and watched them disappear off into the desert, and then Brooke and I headed home.

Thanks to technology we get a lot of updates, we even get to follow their progress, which is so very cool.

They took a stop at the center of the world...cool...

And, they finished up their first 20'ish miles at Gold Rock Ranch!  It was a tougher first day than Jason expected, because of the strong headwind.

Tomorrow brings them 53 miles of bike riding.  Wow.  Let's hope they rest up tonight!