6:30 am: up and ready to ride as soon as the required safety meeting is over. Since I know I’m a slower-than-average rider, I wanted to get an early start. 
We’re in wine country, grapes grow everywhere!
Hennessy Lake: the rest stop was at the boat launch.
It was a bit of a climb to get to the rest stop, the turn around point for the 31-mile Middle A route. There were 4 routes this morning, from 10-50 miles.
Dutch Henry was a partner-winery for this year’s Trek. 
Wine tasting (at 10 am? yes, it’s possible) and all purchases were picked up by the SAG vehicle and brought back to camp.
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