Not what it seems

Today 3 of us rode the Willamette Valley Scenic Bikeway to Salem.  We started in Wilsonville, which is technically not on the route, so we rode a few bonus miles before picking up the route just a mile or so outside Champoeg Park.  There was an 80% chance of rain today and we were prepared. We expected a headwind as we pedaled south, and our expectations were filled.  I suppose the forecast was correct, we did get rain, but not as much as expected.  We had one rain shower as we neared Keiser, hard enough rain that we took refuge under a filbert orchard canopy.  But in short order we were back on the road.  It was the only rain all day. In Salem we stopped for a bite to eat.  John Henry "Hoary Marmot" Maurice, lives in Keiser and was reminded that he had an early evening commitment,  so he bailed out while close to his home.  Carol and I kept pedaling back north, with a tail wind helping us along.

The wind not only helped us along, but also dried the roads off.

When you have only one rain shower on a day that says 80% chance of rain, and a tailwind on the last half of a ride, you've got to consider it a good day.  I did.

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