"I made the Grade"

Recently my girlfriend and I took a trip out to the Napa and Sonoma valley in CA to do some biking there. The scenery was amazing and the biking was excellent. Well rolled through field after field of grape vines for about 7 miles before we climbed out of the valley and made out way into the mountain rage that runs between Napa and Sonoma. The climbing was fairly tame except for one section that the locals call the Oakville Grade. The grade was average 13-15% for just over a mile. Not terrible but since I have not been training (more on this later) it was fairly challenging. The local tour company that we rented the bikes from offers a T-Shirt to anyone who climbs the Oakville grade that has the phrase "I made the Grade" printed on the front. The image is of me doing the climb. For anyone traveling to California I highly recommend taking the time to bike in and around Napa. And if you are a glutton for punishment go over and try and ride the grade.