So, it’s been a few days since I posted anything, mainly because I’ve been recovering from the final two days of our ride. Last Friday was a high-mileage day and our first real exposure to heat. We’re talking 107 degrees. So, that now means we’ve covered the spectrum from below freezing to way too damn hot in a little over a week. Given the distance that we still had to cover, we opted out of a detour that would’ve taken us by the Columbia River Gorge. Guess I’ll have to go back up and hit that one on my own sometime. So, our scenery was limited to views of Portland, I-5, and a nice, long exposure to Mt. Shasta. After 472 miles and almost 12 hours, we decided to close out the day with pizza and beer.
An interesting side note–my mom is starting to behave like a Japanese tourist. Today she took 73 pictures. Here are 3 for your viewing pleasure.
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- Back to the great CA
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- Mt. Shasta rising
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- Let’s get going!
And she seems to be getting better at photography since the infamous back-of-her-own-helmet shot!