Today was the start of the ride; we met at 8:00 for a full rider orientation. There are 28 total riders, 18 retail and 10 Lung riders. I've ridden with several of the people before, so it's a comfortable environment. In fact, I walked into breakfast and saw one of the couples that rode last year's Glacier ride, but had signed up for this ride through the commercial tour group. Small world indeed.
One of the different things about this ride is that everything starts later. In camp, coffee is on at 7:30, breakfast starts at 8:00, and riding starts 'sometime' after that. With all the other organized rides I've done we've been on the road sometime between 6:00-7:00AM. While the more relaxed schedule is kind of nice, it does take a little getting used to.
Today's ride was fairly hilly and a little warm, but all in all a good day on the bike. We made it to Nenana in the early afternoon and spent some time exploring the town. Big thunder and lightning storm rolled through camp right around dinner time, good test of the tent and rain-fly.
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