One of the strangest parts of riding a bike in California is how quickly you can move between different ecosystems. This ride started in the desert, moved up through a lush and green temperate area, then topped off here, in this wasteland. Stranger still, the trees were covered in ice, as though light dew had frozen overnight. As the sun came out, shards of ice fell to the ground, making every tree look like someone had raided a secret ice chest underneath.