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Gentle escort out of Hermiston with a lovely tailwind and the sweet melody of Brazilian music complements of Carol, my ride along today. Check out her music at the end of my playlist. It was a day we needed to have. A short 70 with rolling hills and cloud cover to keep us cool. Lovely. […]

Thank you Colette for being my ride along and for all you do for us in Wausau, you are a gem! Missoula was Chilly at 0715 as we rode out of the Doubletree hotel. Our legs and butts had 24 hours rest and were reluctant to spin again. There was fire somewhere, must be a

Thank you to Amy for riding with me today. It was a later start, mostly downhill and over in 36 miles. The saddle actually didn’t make me wince. And guess what?! Honza was my welcome wagon and it is our 22nd anniversary. Awwwww. We had a typical elder anniversary: out for lunch then a nap.

Thank you to Kathy for riding along with me today. She sent me mellow chill vibes to start the day calm cool and collected. A perfect match to the beautiful scenery of the Clearwater river that we followed through the mountains all day. Also a shout out to the YMCA Zumba class for your support-

Kamiah – pronounced like in a Jersey “Kaam-eyah” Thank you to Carol, AGAIN, for riding with me today. She chose a Red Hot Chili Peppers for my morning get up and go soundtrack. Much needed as it was an early start with a lot of climbing today. That nice little slope, kinda looks like a

Thanks to Meagan for being my ride along today. She lead me out of Walla Walla with ‘Fever’ by Toad the Wet Sprocket. Today was a step down from our Oregon experience. We had early 16 miles of chunky chip seal road with a slow constant incline- but this didn’t last all day- praise the

Thank you to Kari for being my ride along Monday. She had me thinking of Harry Styles and humming ‘Watermelon Sugar’ all day! What can I say about Condon? A lone town in the middle of vast, never-ending fields of wheat. That’s probably why this town produced THREE Nobel laureates. They had to use their

Thank you Lissa for being my ride along today. Your fun facts and inspiration made this REALLY TOUGH DAY more bearable! Here’s a fun fact from Lissa : You have made it to the Dalles!!! WOW! The site of what is now the city of The Dalles was a major Native American trading center. The

Portland has it going on! We, the ‘A’ group aka slow folk/caboose, started at 8:30 and were on bike trails out of the city and on and off throughout the day. I am impressed! Had a few setback/ detours and we all had to ride on the interstate for a while longer to access our

Thank you to Colette for being my ride along today. Engines were raving high, I had tech issues with my Garmin and increasing discomfort with my saddle so it was lovely to have her music to listen to and keep me focused on having a good time and relaxing into this rather long leg. Love