Today the team rode 87.9 miles from Beacon to Albany, New York. The day was long, hot and filled with more climbing! The views were absolutely incredible and made it all worth it! Lush green hills and cute little towns were passed along the way. There was one breathtaking view from the Van Wilder bridge. None of us expected to see so many mountains in upstate New York, and there are no words to express what it's like to bike and see mountains all around you. It certainly isn't the corn fields we are used to. I'm learning that this will be one of the best parts of the ride, the unexpected wonders in each state.We would like to thank St. Andrews church for hosting in Beacon. We also were able to film our first portrait on the ride from a women that some teammates met at the church. We would also like to thank our hosts at the Bethlehem YMCA for being great hosts year after year and providing us with pizza! Some of the team even got to be on the news when the local news station came to the YMCA to interview us ( we are famous.. in Albany!) Also thanks to Liz (I4K alum) for being our incredible van driver the last two days and for being a joy to be around on our first few hard days, we will miss you!We are all resting up for another day of climbing tomorrow, as we continue to push ourselves and conquer new heights!MandyFlat total: 2Song of the day: Here comes the sunMemorable moment: Hitarth found a postcard that says bald is beautiful (Hitarth is bald)