After my post last night I biked a couple of miles for dinner and then back. I was pretty tired so I crawled into the tent, about 8:30, whacked a few flies and fell asleep. About midnight I woke up. All was quiet and the stars were out but I kept hearing what sounded like soft tiny raindrops on the tent and a faint hum. I realized that the mosquitoes were trying very hard to invade my tent. When I awoke at 5 the daylight confirmed my suspicion. Thank god for good mosquito netting on my tent!
Today was a relatively easy day, flat and bike trail the whole way. Listened to songs on Spotify in the morning and another Prairie Home Companion in the afternoon. Basically today was just laying down some miles in a low stress environment.
Turn up the volume!
https://youtu.be/9TV_ypjxEB8
Crops mostly corn, some sugar beets and miscellaneous other crops.
The bike trail - the closest similarity near Seattle is the Centennial Trail in Snohomish County
A morning view
Views from the trail
I officially crossed the 1/2 way point for mileage today. Total anticipated mileage 3,765. Miles to date 1,867.
By the numbers:
Dist - 71.3 Miles
Elev gain - 930 Ft
Elev loss - 896 Ft
Moving time. 5:51