06.06 - rest day in bishop

we took the morning slow, with chai and breakfast at the puff fish cafe where gigi works part time.
she lent us her car and sent us up into the mountains , 10,000 feet, to see the world's oldest creatures, bristlecone pine tree.  the oldest one is 4,000 years old.  they're not physically impressive, but that's part of the art of surviving that long.  bad soil, high altitude, limited competition, very slow growth, low density to limit spread of fire.
we finished up the day back with gigi with pizza, beer and the usa v mexico game.

tomorrow we start riding again, climbing 4,000 feet up into the seirras.   it's supposed to be cold at night!

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