Okay, good start. Not a great start but I'm rolling by between 8-9. Nice and cool in the morning, I'm actually wearing a sweater to start things off. It gets hot pretty quickly though and I think I'm only wearing the sweater for about two miles. It starts getting hot because I start to climb. This one is just as steep as before, just as hard as before. I'm sweating like crazy and feeling the heat. I keep climbing.
There are a couple of nice views along the way. I get to see Mount St Helens through the haze of the forest fire smoke. Took a picture but I don't think it's visible. Neat though, fun to see.
A great downhill today, was able to ride it almost all the way into Packwood where I stayed at the hotel Packwood got only 40 bucks! Can't beat that price. Had a nice meal at the pub nearby where I met a wheat farmer named Roy (maybe Ray?). He seemed to enjoy my stories and apparently isn't drawn to wheat, just grew it because it would work on his land. I was expecting more romance to growing wheat, maybe that's a me problem? Nice guy though, solid human.
Good to get a sleep in bed, my bones needed it. Another climb tomorrow so I hope my legs don't fall off. What's with these hills? Seriously? One after another? Can a guy get a break!?!?
Stats
Time riding 5:20
Miles 62.54
Average speed 11.7 mph.
Max speed 36.6 mph
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