9/2

Woke up at 4, pretty fresh. Rain thumped on my bivy and kept me awake. Got up at 6 and decamped. We felt fine, but the real test would be getting back on the bike.

I plugged the GPS into my dynamo at the start, and we set off. Having the dynamo charging devices is rough. Takes maybe 2mph out of my pace. Which is brutal for any hills. But it's my electricity solution. 

The morning ride was mercifully flat. Even ominously flat. But it meant we covered a lot of ground. Just under 50mi. The scenes in rural Washington are picturesque:

It's hard to describe how quiet some places are. We got out at this intersection and heard nothing but a couple of crickets.

Lunch was pretty good.

I didn't cram as much as yesterday to ride better than I did yesterday on afternoon climbs. There were some brutal ones, but also some thrilling descents. I'll share those on Strava. 

Our campsite tonight is in Lewis and Clark National Park. It looks like the site of Sean Parker's wedding:

9/2 pics: https://picasaweb.google.com/105909573807230408134/BikeTour92?authkey=Gv1sRgCMP_9cPi0Z72Yg
9/2 video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdlCN4exRmw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_Q1w1wsT0g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8jxnMIKvng
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC0buGCrEZU

Next day