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I hit the Road with a little morning drizzle, but
things soon cleared up and I had a fairly dry ride into the town of Angels
Camp.
Apparently Samuel Clemens, otherwise known as Mark Twain, lived down the
road and wrote a story about "The Jumping Frogs of Calaveras County"...
they have the jumping contest at the local fair grounds! Needless to say,
Every Type of FROG contraption can be found in Angels Camp... However,
I'm particularly fond of the "Kindness Zone" Frog... Pretty Cool!! 
Leaving the area, I ran across their town hall...
I guess it's not JUST a Movie!!
One of the sad things about riding Slowly down a road, are the occasional
crosses that are seen by the side of the road. Tokens of remembrance...
they symbolize the Tragedy and Loss of a family... sorrow of friends...
and the Hope of Lessons Learned. This Simple cross
on the side of a tree, captured my Heart and reminded me of a similar
cross our Family has in Minnesota... You are with me on this Trip John!!
Riding into the town of San Andreas (not the FAULT),
I came across an organization that I would like to Find More about... It
sounds like a group right down my alley! =)
After picking up some groceries, I pulled into the
49'er for some coffee and Conversation... I guess I didn't come for Encouragement,
but I did get some great "advice" from the local clientele and a
prediction of a Volcano in California... From the sounds of John's knowledge
- Count on it! Mel has a penchant for cars and the walls of the "joint"
are lined with pictures of "past" and "present" toys ~ Stop in and say
hello!
When I FINALLY made it to Jackson, the Spirit of Laredo  was
"squeaking" a bit, so I stopped into Jackson Family Sports and met Bill
and Chris. They've had the store, specializing in bicycle and outdoor
gear, running for about 11 years and truly enjoy  the
lifestyle. Several years ago, they began to take pictures of people biking
through on long-distance adventures... Check it out! On I'm the Wall!
As I peddled out of Jackson, I KNEW that the rest of the day would be
uphill... and I Mean UPHILL!! After 3 hours of Hard WORK and a beautiful
sunset, I made it to Pine Grove at 3,000 feet and started looking for
a place to set camp. Being Cold and Frostbitten made the appeal of a spot
 behind
a building IDEAL. It was actually very nice and by a little creek. I ate
Cold Spinach to the sound of the creek and bundled up for a Cold Night.
I slept warm and comfortable in my fleece and long johns! Thank you Lord!
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"Town," I stopped and paid tribute to the farm whose field I had slept
in ..... Just me and the cows! =) I stopped in to the Glory Hole Sports
shop and picked up a cup of 
She's been working here for 3 months and still finds "New" things she
didn't know they carried... believe me, they have a little-bit of EVERYTHING!
Her boss, Emily was a little camera shy, but I captured her doing what
she does best! 
She
cleared up a price conflict on the Fig-Newton's I wanted to buy... Thanks
to her I had lunch and a late night snack! 
