On 08/25/2014, Mark Manner wrote Power-Tap-Ghisallo (note that local times this week in DV are two hours earlier) Death Valley Day 2. After Friday's ride I began to feel like I had a bad head cold (it was coming on a bit before the ride Friday). I felt pretty bad in the am so I decided to do a 2 pass - 9000 feet day rather than the 12500 foot day (will do that in a couple of days). I got through it but felt lousy. Beautiful scenery though and a really smooth descent down Daylight Pass. I went up Daylight Pass Long, then down Daylight Pass Short, and had Anne sag me over to the start of the Townes Pass East climb. I rode up it and then called it a day. 9,242 feet climbed over about 44 miles total riding. Temperatures were 70s to 80 in the valley and maybe 60 on the top of the passes. I rode the Phenom gel saddle today. I think it is the best of them all. [Uploaded 9/1/2009 5:06:05 PM] ***