This would be my 10th Sierra to the Sea Tour. Before this tour even started, I was sure that it would be my best ever. This was because almost all of my friends were coming along, including my newest riding buddy, Cora Haselbeck. This would be Cora's first tour, and so my goal for this tour was to make sure that Cora had the best possible time on her tour. My only concern was how I was going to manage to spend some good quality time with all of my friends, as I didn't want to neglect anyone.

Below are the totals of miles, speeds, riding times, total times, and touring factor for each of the days.

Day From          Distance Speed  Leave Arrive R.Time T.Time Factor
                    miles  mph    h:mm  h:mm   hours  hours    %
18  San Jose        74.7   11.8   7:30  4:00   6.33   8.50    74. 
19  Patterson       87.1   14.3   8:00  4:00   6.09   8.00    76.
20  Columbia        57.0   11.9   8:00  5:00   4.79   9.00    53.
21  Jackson         79.0   12.4   7:50  6:50   6.37  11.00    58.
22  Folsom          69.1   13.7   8:05  5:15   5.04   9.17    55.
23  Lake Solano     68.4   12.4   8:00  4:20   5.52   8.33    66.
24  Harbin H.S.     69.2   14.0  10:50  5:45   4.94   6.92    71.
25  Duncan Mills    56.9   14.6   8:35  4:40   3.90   8.08    48.
26  Olema           94.3   13.9   8:35  7:05   6.78  10.50    65.
    San Jose
    Totals         655.7   13.18              49.77  79.50    63.

Now that this 10th tour is over, I can still say that yes, it was my best tour ever. All of my goals were met or exceeded. My number one goal of making sure that Cora had a great tour was fulfilled, as her riding was able to get stronger day by day, and she was able to enjoy meeting all of these new friends, and I'm sure she had a great time. And for the whole tour, Cora was able to make sure that I was having a good tour also, as she was always willing to stop and play in the water, and to just do all of the normal touring things. And I think I succeeded in making sure that I spent at least some good quality time with each of my other friends.

Go to the first day.