Day 4 - Yakima to Kennewick, WA

ANOTHER SCORCHER!  103 max temp.

Left Yakima (Wyndam Beaumont) on a wonderful bike trail. The trail didn't last long though.  

Warren & Paul, being the observant folk we are, totally missed the new gravel path to the right.  Onward, the remaining portion of the path can't be too far ahead.  Bad idea!

We eventually turned around and escaped the woods unscathed, Warren's bike did not.  Busted panier.  Duct tape and bailing twine and we were on our way.  20 miles later an Ace Hardware appeared, my favorite store and the AC was worth the visit!  10 minutes later with the right bolt, repairs made!  Ready for the next 3,500 miles! 

Saw this in Sunnyside.  Not sure if the railroad was trying to tell me something - maybe I have already made it to  NY, battered and bruised. 

 Cool mural next to the train!

Riding and drinking consumed most of the remainder of the day. We each drank about 5 liters of water and "go" juice.  Still the heat was oppressive.  Fortunately we mostly had a tail wind.  Nice views appeared as we neared our destination, Kennewick.

  But of course it couldn't all go smoothly, 8 miles from the finish line --

Finally pulled into the hotel, Clover Island Inn, about 7PM - exhausted.  Dinner, blog, bed.

By the numbers:
Dist -  91.6 miles
Elev Gain - 1,500 ft
Elev Loss - 2,094 ft
Moving time - 6:55