Monday July 18
51 miles
Potlatch State Park
Yesterday Heike and I biked 25 miles in 3 hours to get to a sports bar by 11 am to see the women's soccer final! I really pedaled hard! And my legs felt it! It's so much harder in the legs pedaling the trike. Especially picking up the pace. My legs are bigger! And feel like steel! And I'm only half way done.
And it rained again in the afternoon so we bailed and got a motel so that we could dry out our gear. And I could do laundry. Pretty dirty stuff.
Food is a lot easier when 2 are sharing. We're combining our food stash to conjure up our meals. Much more fun!
Today we pedaled to this state park so Heike could have a shower. My skin has never seen so much water. First all the rain then the showers!
Had a flat in the rear tire today and glad Heike was there to help. Turns out she's quite a bike mechanic. First was knowing how to release the parking brake. Then dropping the tire off. But I was the one that figured out hoe to get it seated again. Teamwork!
Been having problems with the rear fender. Keeps popping off the spokes. I'm not happy with it. I think I need to duct tape the connections:). That fixes everything.
They sure grow tall trees out here! Big leaf maples 75 ft tall I'd guess! It's so lush everywhere! From all this rain!!!
Biking on 101 has been scary. Fast cars and tractor trailer trucks whizzing by. Usually little shoulder. Windy road. And it's hard to stay alert hour after hour after hour. I focus on the white line. Sometimes the shoulder widens and I'm in a fog and don't notice it right away. ADD is dangerous out here but it's hard to be so alert all the time. Sometimes a truck will pass so close it actually makes me jump! Imagine being low and only a few feet from a massive truck going 65 mph! Hang on, girl!!! Bravery or stupidity. Still trying to decide:)
Pedal on, Pedal on
Soggy BagLady
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