This video is about America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride around Lake Tahoe which we did in June 2016.
We both like biking and the San Francisco Bay Area is a great place for that. We spent quite a lot of time in the Lake Tahoe area, but usually only in winter. When we heard about America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride we decided that it would be the challenge of our choice to experience Lake Tahoe in the summer.
And what a challenge it is! America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride is a 72-mile route that circumnavigates Lake Tahoe on highways, clockwise in both California and Nevada. It includes a challenging 800 foot climb to a rest stop overlooking Emerald Bay and a 1,000 foot climb to Spooner Junction. With all of the rolling ascents and descents, the total elevation gain was 3,974 vertical feet. And all of that is happening in altitude ranging between 6,300 feet and 7,100 feet above sea level!
The ride is organized by Bike the West in conjunction with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and happens the first weekend of June. It is an organized ride where they provide water and food stops, support vehicles, and stop some of the traffic. It starts at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe in Stateline, South Shore Lake Tahoe.
The bike ride is challenging. However, the scenery is what kept us going with absolutely breathtaking views of the lake and the mountains.
We did finish the ride. It took us almost 8 hours including all the breaks and stops. It is one of our proudest fitness achievements.
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