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Pachalka Spring Road was climbing slowly at 3-5 percent grade for a while, but now the grade is 5-10 percent

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03781-pachalka-spring-road.jpg An hour later, Pachalka Spring Road climbs up through a washThumbnailsAs always, I look behind me frequently to see how much I've risen, to reassure myself that my work is creating progressAn hour later, Pachalka Spring Road climbs up through a washThumbnailsAs always, I look behind me frequently to see how much I've risen, to reassure myself that my work is creating progressAn hour later, Pachalka Spring Road climbs up through a washThumbnailsAs always, I look behind me frequently to see how much I've risen, to reassure myself that my work is creating progressAn hour later, Pachalka Spring Road climbs up through a washThumbnailsAs always, I look behind me frequently to see how much I've risen, to reassure myself that my work is creating progressAn hour later, Pachalka Spring Road climbs up through a washThumbnailsAs always, I look behind me frequently to see how much I've risen, to reassure myself that my work is creating progress

I hike the bike slowly, but steadfastly, taking many short pauses. I keep on rolling. I'm sweating a lot, but the semi-overcast day has helped a lot in keeping me from seriously overheating like I did down at the hotter Cornfield Springs area.