Big Ride - Day 2

Today dawned bright and beautiful - a very pleasant change from yesterday. My knee was bugging me from the long ride the day before and I wasn’t sure how it would do. Only the miles would tell.

The fog and mist rose off the farmlands as we rode through mostly car-less country roads in the morning. Fantastic! By Kelso/Longview we were feeling good and ready for the real climbing. The bridge into Oregon wasn’t pleasant, but it was a great milestone!

The terrain out to Astoria was rolling. And let me say...there were some BIG rollers (several miles up and down). We stopped for a brief bite of lunch at Subway in Clatskanie. My knee felt alright, so I decided to keep going.

Shortly after lunch we had a huge climb and that just about did me in. Amazingly, Nick raised my seat about 4-5 mm and that made all the difference.

A PB&J sandwich and cookie from Safeway in Astoria gave me the juice to make the final miles to Fort Stevens SP.

I never actually thought I could ride over 100 miles two days in a row, but I did and felt great. Nick and I bought beers at the KOA store to celebrate.

Tomorrow we get a bit of a break. Til then!

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