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June 21, 2022
A long day today at 107 miles and 5600 ft. of climb. Breakfast was early to facilitate the
departure of the riders so I was on the road at 6: 25 and rolled in at 4:30. On
the road for ten hours.
The morning was nice and sunny with almost no wind. As the day progressed the wind came up out of
the south. This was of some assistance
as the route was east and north steps all the way from Wenatchee to Grand
Coulee. Although it seemed like it was
quite strong when we were headed east and then it would drop as soon as we
turned north.
Arriving in Grand Coulee I was quite surprised to see the lake
was completely full and the dam is spilling water.
Tomorrow is another century ride. It was originally 93 miles day but 8.7 miles have been added. Every
day on the tour has had added miles.
This was originally a 3900 mile tour but over the years one little
detour after another has been added.
This year was published as 4299 miles but already almost 50 miles have
been added. This “Route Creep” has made
the tour more and more difficult as no more days have been added. At the
current rate of mile addition we will be over 4500. I will be looking for short cuts.
Terry
7 comments:
Long day, keep on grinding. . . Next week will be better!
Nice down hill century. Well done for one of the older guys.
Jim
As a D rider with TBC, I am amazed you can do this at all. Much success!
finally some good weather for you guys. great pics. wish some of that water was in Lake Mead!
Hey Terry - any day in the saddle is better than a day in the office! Great start - hopefully yo’ve sorted out the flats and your tyres will stay up. I’m not sure you’ll qualify EFI if you take the short-cuts? Anyway - kick back and enjoy it - you’re a veteran and as Earnie always says “there’s no pro-contract at the end of the tour”and “the mission is to finish”! Loving your blog - especially as I am now in isolation with Covid - but isolating on my yacht is not so bad! - Jos
Oh Terry that is harsh!! 3 flat tires!!! It’s a good thing that fella stopped to help you! I’m enjoying your blog!
Take care!!
Katherine M
Hey Terry. Regards from David A. Be safe and enjoy those uphill climbs.
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