Sometimes a road ride is long enough, new enough, or interesting enough to warrant a drawing, a visual expression of the feeling I got out there. A record, a diary, or a map. Or all of that. It’s a personal test to see whether these expressions on paper actually work. If the feeling can be captured. So let’s start here, with the grueling ride up Mariposa Highway.

18 Miles Per Hour is Brian Miller and Rhys Newman. Illustration by Rhys. See more at 18milesperhour.com.