We also had a camera along!
We were both expecting the second half of the course to have less climbing. It just didn't seem like there were as many hills. That may very well be true, but the ones there must have been bigger. The GPS recorded day 2 at 20784 ft, and we were 8 miles short of making it over the hill from Dufur to Cooper Spur. (too much snow) I'm guessing we'd need to add another 1000 ft of climbing. Day 1 measured in at 26,567 feet but we did 3000-4000 feet of bonus climbing as we detoured around FR 48 up Hwy 35 then back tracked on FR 48.
We had packed bikes and riding gear with us in hopes of riding some of the course. However, we got a bit lazy. Besides, we didn't get home until after dark as it was, taking the time to ride would have put us back very late.
It was a good trip, well worth our time. Lauren came away with a new appreciation of exactly what she's gotten herself into. On the drive back she said knowing what she's up against just made her more excited about doing this. Yup, she's crazy! (that's why I thought she'd be just perfect for this adventure!)
It was mostly dry on the east side of the Cascades. It's pouring rain on the west side and predicted to be that way all week. I'm sitting just under 100 miles short of getting 1000 miles in this month. If I'm to reach the 1000 mile mark I'll have to ride in some rather ugly conditions. How important is it to me to get to that number? We'll see.
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