Sunrise

Here is the sunrise over the hills that we rode today. Today's leg was 83 miles of open land. So far it was my toughest day. It started out with a group breakfast at the local resturant which took forever.We started riding about 8:45am, well over an hour and a half later than usual. The first 6 miles were on I-90 over a bridge that didn't have a shoulder to ride on. Then we rode east into a headwind for the whole ride with temperatures in the high 80s. I couldn't keep up with Su and George so I dropped back to ride with Tim and Sam. With the strong winds we had to pedal downhill to keep our speed. Also out here in Washington they chipseal the roads, even good ones. So our ride today was vibrating the whole time. Not only did my hands and feet go numb but everything in between. Tomorrow is about another 80 miles of the same. On the plus side I did see a moose being chased by some cattle and a fox. We took every opportunity to stop and take a break and admire the wildlife.