The first pitch is steeper than it looks.
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Some nice landscaping at the base
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The first switchback.
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The grade doesn't ease up
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Looking back down the start of the climb.
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Sleepy cows aren't interested
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This bovine is not amused.
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The climb has an ever changing gradient.
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Can you say OUCH?
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One of the many steep pitches
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Nearing the end, the sky becomes visible.
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Lovely farmland
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One of last year's contestants
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The edge of the world.
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The final meters of the Sierra Grade
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The start of the descent is gentle
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Low clouds hug the hills.
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