Trans America Cycling Day 1 - San Diego, CA to Alpine, CA The link to todays route and statistics is found here . As usual with the start of a cross country trip, we started at the ocean with the traditional wheel dips. The next step for the group was to assemble for a group photo. As you can see, this was duly accomplished. At the completion of these formalities, we headed out for the day''s ride. For the first almost 10 miles, we rode as a group, led by TAC lead Larry Love. This was a welcome lead, because the route was certainly not intuitive. It followed various bike paths, with interesting interconnects. Larry did a masterful job leading us through the maze. We ended this section at the first of many SAG stops over the course of this journey.. Everyone enjoyed the break, before heading out on the trek to Alpine's Ayers Lodge. The group traveled in smaller groups the rest of the way. It was still very much an urban setting as we ma