2019 ALC Day 3 King City to Paso Robles

Day 3 was a 65.24-mile ride from King City to Paso Robles which included Quadbuster at about mile 9 which is a 2 mile climb with a who-the heck-knows% grade - steep. We had a cold morning and I wasn’t dressed for that, but as soon as we started climbing Quadbuster, the sun broke through the clouds and we had sun the rest of the day, which got awfully HOT.

The Traffic Roadies #RoadiesRock started their cheering for riders from camp at about 6:35 a.m. Justin and I decided to pass Rest Stop 1 so that we could blast through Quadbuster and be leisurely at Rest Stop 2, where, for those of you who have to know, butter of the butt was applied. Snacked on orange slices and hard bolied eggs (only available at RS 2).

For this day, I decided to dress as Speed Racer, a cartoon character from the 60s who I adored. Some folks knew right away and some thought I was From Gilligan‘s Island, Mr. G-Spot (hence the video).

After meeting up with Justin at RS3, held at a country store that gets a revenue boost because of ALC, we reached Bradley for our lunch stop, as a reminder, Bradley used to be a regular stop for travelers up and down California before 101 was rerouted. The town is still accessible from 101, but not directly; therefore, this town has lost much of its revenue. Bradley looks forward to our yearly ride through because AIDS/LifeCycle is one of its biggest fundraisers. Through the years, AIDS/LifeCycle has helped with funding school needs, including a new roof, and a new building.

At this stop Bradley has a fundraiser within the ALC fundraiser, a special $20-a-head barbecue lunch thrown by residents of this tiny Central Valley town where we’ve raised funds for its education programs. I opted for the $100 burger club, which is a great deal. You donate and you get to have as much food as you want, in an air-conditioned space, with a real toilet -- double cheeseburgers, with bacon, the fixings and cilantro, tacos, drinks and homemade desserts. I had only 1 cheeseburger, 1 taco, very small cheesecake, and a brownie -- I had to get back on a bike :)

We cycled through Camp Roberts after lunch to RS 4 where I simply loaded up on ice in my water bottle for our trek to camp.

And finally, we reach camp where we have root beer floats waiting for us from 3p to 5pm - YUMMY!

I haven’t had a second dinner yet and I’m now ready for bed so I’m missing camp announcements.

No night time photos. Good night.

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