News from Tony:

Tony was very discouraged because after crunching their points he realized that they may not have enough points to be considered a "finisher". So, last night they sat up, when they should have been sleeping to try and come up with a plan to get additional bonus points. They came up with a rough idea, but are still worried. Today was a very busy day as they tried to grab some of the larger points in Death Valley and Yosemite.

Karol was a trooper because as much as she hates heat they decided Death Valley was a must for the points. At noon, the temperature was 115 degrees, but the sign at the bonus location said "It's a dry heat" which didn't make it any better.

Karol and Tony split up so tony could grab some points on a mountain pass that was unmaintained and they were warned about the conditions. He went there with another rider that they had met along the way, but that rider turned around because the path was so bad. Tony was nervous when his fuel light went on. by the time that he got down the mountain his gauge read empty and he put 9.8 gallons into his 8.7 gallon tank.

Tony is now heading over to Yosemite to meet up with Karol at another bonus location. From there, they will drive until they can take their 6 hour sleep bonus starting as early as 12:01 AM on Tuesday. After their sleep bonus they will be headed to Lick Observatory in San Jose.

More updates later on.

amy