Unfortunately, it is taking forever to upload them now so they will lower quality until I get to a hotel with faster WiFi -- probably the day after tomorrow at the earliest.
John McManus is also blogging our ride and his blog can be seen HERE. He will have different photos covering the same ride.
Our ride finished with a mild climb and then fun descent through the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Gifford was the first director of the US Forest Service and his career and connection to Teddy Roosevelt is well documented in the excellent book, The Big Burn by Timothy Egan. Kris and I recently read it and neither of us wanted it to end. Gifford boxed with Teddy Roosevelt at Teddy's request and his longer reach and decked him -- read the book!
In the town of Elbe, we spotted an expresso shop and decided to stop. But as soon as we stopped we discovered there was a better attraction behind it -- this train. As we rode east from Elbe we saw the train on its way into the park crossing the road in the distance ahead of us.
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We're in the boonies of Southern Washington and WiFi is too slow to upload photos. We will be in a better place tomorrow -- Hood River, OR -- and I will post more then.
Today's ride, Aug. 18 -- Happy BD, Tim! -- took us by Mt. St. Helens. Though beautiful, it was tough. 81 miles and 4950' of climbing. We're tuckered.
OK. Here is more that happened on this ride.
We happened on these guys at an intersection -- a classic car club was on its way to show their cars when they had a breakdown. The caramel 1940 Ford was running fine and sounded like it had a newer V-8 under the hood. The red car had a U-joint problem and had to be towed. But it was fun to see them.
Packwood has elk. The motel owner says they are a nuisance -- they will eat anything you leave out. Plus they wander the roads.
We walked by these two on our way to breakfast. One was a little spooked by me pointing a phone at it. But not the other one -- just kept munching grass.
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