We had a beautiful day to ride today. When we woke this morning it was a chilly 41 degrees and there was some pretty thick fog. We really didn't start riding until about 10 because it just wasn't warm enough and the fog was not burned off. When we did start, we immediately began climbing. We had a 2,000 ft climb to get over the Chewela mountains. It was a pretty tough climb, but we were rewarded with an 8 mile downhill ride after we got to the top. That was fun. Kait and I hit 40 mph coming down. We had to ride about 23 miles after coming down and that seemed to be nearly harder than riding up the hill. I guess it was because you were tired.
We are camped at the fair grounds in Colville, Wa. It really is a pretty nice place, but I think we may have to listen to the trains tonight.
We are supposed to have another big climbing day tomorrow and we will enter Canada. We have been trying to see if there is another way to get to where we want to be and not have to climb a particular mountain to get there. I will let you know how that goes.
Some nice pictures from today. The hair was due to a 40 mph downhill wind and a little harrowing ride. Kaitlin did great today. She really did well on the climbs. We both were getting pretty tired by the end of the day.
I'm just entering "envious" as my daily comment for the rest of the trip, old buddy. Your blog is excellent, by-the-way.
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