Hopkins 4K for Cancer

photos 2005 : week 9

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Punching the air triumphantly as we leave the state of Nevada...

...and enter our 13th and final state - California.

There are only 2 things to remember when tackling the snow-capped peaks of the Sierra Nevadas...

1. Figure out your directions beforehand.

2. Just keep pedaling, very very hard.

Just like shoes, a girl can never have too many gloves.

Aaron tries to give Rodrigo a run for his money in the contest to be the 4K's sexiest male model.

A 17-mile hike up to the Half Dome in between 80+ mile biking days. If only we had known how much our legs would hurt the next morning.

The first sighting of San Francisco - so near and yet so far.

And you thought slave labor was outlawed on these Californian fruit orchards.

Mrs Brody (right, first row), wife of the President of the Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Brody, pleasantly surprised us in Stockton, California. It was a huge morale booster for the team!

The Hopkins blue train tearing up the last hill before San Francisco.

Lance Armstrong and Team Discovery Channel had their moment of glory at the Arc du Triomphe. We had ours in front of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, CA.

Team EXTREME!

On May 29, 2005, we dipped our back tires in the Atlantic Ocean. Two months later, we dipped our front wheels in the waters of the Pacific Ocean in the San Francisco Bay.

Who knew that we could look so stunning in non-biking attire? Savoring the moment at the celebratory dinner sponsored by Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein.

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