74 miles ridden – 2835 feet climbed.
I’ll start with the highlight – the view of Mt. Hood:
It was a really mixed day – the first 20 miles and last 20 miles were a bit like cycling down the A40 (UK readers) or Route 17 (US/NJ aware readers). This gets tiresome after a while as the hard shoulder is generally too narrow to ride side by side and where it is wide enough the noise from the traffic means you can’t hear what anyone is saying! A lot of riders have commented on this and we are assured that after tomorrow morning things will improve.
The middle section included 15 miles on Dutch style cycle paths through Portland and largely by the river. It was fabulous – we cycled in a group of 12-15 and, without traffic to watch out for, it was really sociable. After the second SAG stop we began our climb up into the mountain area and went through our first farmland of the trip – I am reliably informed there will be a lot more…….
As we spend more time together conversations are becoming a bit more direct. There has been a lot of interest in the EU referendum which I have been happy to discuss and many discussions on the US presidential process which I haven’t (yet!).
Early days Nick- please don’t talk about usa politics- you never know how people will react or what they will think. Xx
Wonderful photo, I am sure you remember going to the cabin with Uncle Lou near Mount Hood. I am staying with Anne Chapman in Salisbury near the Cathedral, met up with her son Robert just back from Barcelona having done a charity bike ride there. There’s a lot of it about and he did the last section in pink lycra, a sight to behold ! Thinking of you Lots of love Mum.
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St Helens! Isn’t that near Wigan? I told you to turn left at Heathrow, not right.