Another red flag day, so I decided to cut over to I84 and try to get there before the heat gets above 90. Living in Seattle all these years has made me soft; 20 degree swings are weather news for us, so it going from 105 yesterday down to 58(!)... [...]
My version of “The Rules” for this trip includes “no chain restaurants except to pee and steal wifi”… I stopped in Madras, OR where I got stared at, a sweaty Amazon in hivis gear. I stole wifi like a champ and peed SO MUCH at that diner! [...]
Survived the 180 miles of slab to Portland. Stuck in stop and go in Tacoma/JBLM for two hours and lost at least 5 pounds of 💦. [...]
Spent two hours paring down what I’m planning to take on this trip; there’s only so much volume/weight the bike can hold. It’s kind of like a hiking trip oh hey wait a minute, “bounce boxes”!! I can mail things I’ll need/want to a friend in Boulder and not deal... [...]
288 miles. Saw 4 of the 6 main 🌋 in the PNW. Paid $1 to cross the Bridge of the Gods. Caught up with a pack of Harleys and rode sweeper for them for 60 miles of forest service roads. [...]