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OK, the long, slow, dreaded climb up Morning Star Mine Road is officially on

03564-morning-star-mine-roa.jpg I reach the junction of Morning Star Mine Road and turn rightThumbnailsMorning Star Mine Road rises over 11.5 miles from 2750 feet elevation to about 4285 feetI reach the junction of Morning Star Mine Road and turn rightThumbnailsMorning Star Mine Road rises over 11.5 miles from 2750 feet elevation to about 4285 feetI reach the junction of Morning Star Mine Road and turn rightThumbnailsMorning Star Mine Road rises over 11.5 miles from 2750 feet elevation to about 4285 feetI reach the junction of Morning Star Mine Road and turn rightThumbnailsMorning Star Mine Road rises over 11.5 miles from 2750 feet elevation to about 4285 feetI reach the junction of Morning Star Mine Road and turn rightThumbnailsMorning Star Mine Road rises over 11.5 miles from 2750 feet elevation to about 4285 feet

I've been at it for about half an hour now. It's not steep at a grade of one-to-two percent, but the relentless headwind and the heavy bike make for slow meditation as I move upward against gravity.