PacTour Days 1 and 2

You cannot possibly ride across the U.S. without professional nutritional supplements.  Notice the twizzlers in the rear pocket...

Today we rode by "deserts" of wheat "dunes"

and "seas" of Alfalfa

Of course, 120 miles in 95 degree heat can leave you looking like this at the end...

Day 1 we rode from Everett, WA to Wenatchee, WA.  The 130 mile ride was gorgeous (including the 15 mile 3000 foot climb nicely complemented by unimproved roads and a walk across a gravel bridge.)   Most of the day was spent climbing or descending along rivers with roaring rapids.

Day 2 was Wenatchee to Spokane, WA.  The ride was scheduled for 165 miles, including a beautiful sweeping switchback climb just outside Wenatchee, to the first rest stop.  The prevailing wind wasn't, so we ended up with a headwind all day.  The wind, the heat (95 degrees after noon,) and the rollers led to a family decision (coincidentally tomorrows theme is Family, todays was Compartmentalization) to cut 40 miles of headwind rollers out after lunch (at mile 90.)  We rode with the lunch truck to the last rest stop, 35 miles from Spokane.  This extended break with lots of food and hydrating made the last 1% ride (I'll explain what a 1% ride is later)  really fun.  So, we ended up with 120 miles and are pretty fresh going into tomorrow - a "rest" day of 90 miles.

Will's not feeling well tonight, we'll see how that sorts itself out by morning...