Strava data from the day. |
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Going north on Hwy 1 means epic headwinds. |
I left later than I normally like because I wanted to arrive at 7pm, however this meant the whole stretch north on Hwy 1 had a heinous headwind. As I battled the wind, trying to make good progress but having to work twice as hard, I thought about everything I've read and heard from BIPOC lately. I thought about how living in this country facing racism from the talk of our president to the microaggressions of white people every day must be like always having a headwind. That is shitty.
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From Skaggs rd, climbing into the Redwoods. |
The route had to cut east at some point, and I choose to ride across Fish Rock road to get to Boonville because a friend told me it's rad and Bike Monkey has a 'race' across it every year. I ran out of water just before I, got to Fish Rock road just past the halfway point in my ride in both mileage and elevation. The heat, going too hard from the start (like I always do and never learn from) and a little fear of the unknown made me start to feel unglued. I got a little panicky for a while, until I saw a drinking fountain in a park and was able to refill all 4 bottles I was carrying.
The relief of finding water was doubled when I saw the street sign for Fish Rock rd. Having never been there, and not having saved the route on my Garmin (which would have died if I had navigation on anyway), I had been stressing that maybe it was a small logging road, maybe it was closed to the public and Bike Monkey just got permission for their event, maybe there would be turns and I would get lost somewhere between Route 1 and Boonville... Again I felt the weight of my white privileged, this stress I was feeling is probably something BIPOC feel in regular day to day situations.
Long story short Fish Rock road is the most punishing gravel road I've traveled on. I guess being 4 hours and 68 miles into my ride when I came upon it doesn't help, but the initial climb was A BEAR! I wanted to quit very very badly, it took everything I had to turn the pedals over. Not knowing how long the road was, how far to Boonville didn't help, and the temps climbed as I headed east. Fortunately I am very stubborn, it would have taken 10 hours to complete the route had I given into the desire to stop and sit on the side of the road in dismay, but instead I told myself I wouldn't stop until I got to hwy 128.
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Near the end of Fish Rock when I saw the light at the end of the tunnel. |


The final stretch was hard, and I counted down the miles, grateful for every descent. I thought about the 4th of July, how we used to celebrate 'freedom' but how this year it doesn't feel right. No one is free until everyone is free kept repeating in my mind.
So this ride is for you Breonna. You don't get to eat Paletas, ride a bike, see the coast, feel joy or pain. All those things were stolen from you by the systematic racism that plagues our country, and the broken criminal justice system that allows racist cops to kill BIPOC without consequence.
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Final destination was our old neighbor/friends house. The sign on their gate was appropriate. |
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