Liz and I left Hillsboro OR yesterday morning and headed west, away from all the traffic. It was pretty cool cuz it turned into rainforest almost immediately. I didn't realize we were going to do some climbing to get to the coast and when we hit the top the climate changed right away. Completely blanketed in fog.
It reminded both of us of when we did the same kind of thing biking in Vietnam. We had been carrying all this cold weather gear the whole time wondering why but were quite happy to have it for the descent.
This time we waited to get to the bottom and put on the heated gear. Along the coast it was pretty chilly. We saw a lot of people touring on bikes. I think this area deserves a month of its own, and then another month in that Idaho, Montana area, and then another month.......
Dropped the bike off to get serviced and knobbies this morning and then brought Liz to the airport. Not sure about the trade I'm making here. Liz for Mark and Dan. Hmmmm.
Ferry tomorrow after Mark picks up his bike in the morning. He's gonna load it up and drive it away from the dealership for the first time.
It'll be nice having help with the blog before I develop carpal thumble syndrome. I don't know how kids type with their thumbs all the time. It's quite a treat to be using a full keyboard here at CNC Edu.
Tomorrow will have pics of Mark getting on his new sled and us getting on the boat.
stay tuned.
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hey paul, love the blog! it's nice to keep up with your trip. Tell Pops not to dump his bike like you did when he first gets it. Oops, was I not supposed to tell everyone that? =) Hope you guys have fun, but don't get into too much trouble! Go easy on Dad, he's an old man. Ride safe!
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as far as i'm concerned this post should have read "second leg complete." lest we forget the first 2000 miles through, oh i don't know 12 states? what a blast it has been following your adventure. thank you for keeping up so diligentely. i'm really looking forward to the pictures you capture throughout alaska. take care and be safe. can't wait to see you on the next lap.
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Hope all is going well! Haven't seen an update, looking forward to the next BLOG entry. Thanks for visiting us Mark!
TR
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