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
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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
Way to go Warren! No turning back now. Amazing Dude!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good way to start the "third 500."
ReplyDeleteRide faster than the mosquitoes!
Hi Warren.... if you can get to it, please read my entry for yesterday. As I mentioned, three of us rode this same trail for a few days in 2016. Since we used motels the whole way, mosquitos weren't a big issue. Minnesotans say like Alaskans, that the mosquito is the state bird and that they are so big they have afterburners. That's the sound you heard. I am glad to hear about the favorable terrain and pleasant riding. Congrats on the half way point in mileage. Enjoy! eg
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