Yesterday was a brutal day on the bike, it was hot and my first time riding long distance with all the weight. A lot of hard long climbs that went on for miles. my day started off really good but I took a wrong turn somewhere and when I figured it out I was 20 miles from where I needed to be and 56 miles from where I needed to go....SO I cut out Mongaup Pond and headed straight to Devils Tombstone. Day 1 on the bike 43 miles.