Originally Posted by
awfulwaffle
That sounds great! Those 2 mile hills sound brutal, nothing even close in our area. The only way we can even touch that is by stringing hills along a route in a row! Did you have to get permission to camp in the county parks? I was under impression that the police would have impetus to bug you if you camped anywhere but the designated camping areas in state parks?
There were a lot more short hills than long ones, but I did seem to have 1 or 2 LONG ones a day. 6%-8% grades, tough riding loaded, but doable. The county park I stayed in I was in the campground. I was the only one so I left my bike in the shower house over night. The town park on that rainy Sunday we just set up under a picnic shelter. Very small town, no one bothered us. Most state and county parks have campgrounds and running water/showers, I paid $11 for the night.