Monday, June 09, 2008
Day 6 [47 miles Hood River to Biggs, OR]
XC Day 6 [47 miles Hood River to Biggs, OR]
Today started with a long climb on the Historic Columbia River Highway and then continuing on the Columbia River Trail, which is a nice paved bike path with over-looks and a couple tunnel through the mountains. After two days of over-looks I’m about over-looked out; one more, "What a beautiful view" and I’ll throw up. We probably did 40 hair pin turns today. The annual rainfall amounts drops about one inch per mile between The Dalles and Biggs, OR so that this morning we were in wooded area’s and by the time we arrived at the motel the hills are bare. The only trees in Biggs are scrub stuff on the run-offs.
A little shower this PM and a few more flats from riding in I-84 for about 10 miles. Biggs is really just a big truck stop off the interstate. A few dumps called motels, fast food joints and the city-center aka Pilot Fuel Truck Stop.
Today started with a long climb on the Historic Columbia River Highway and then continuing on the Columbia River Trail, which is a nice paved bike path with over-looks and a couple tunnel through the mountains. After two days of over-looks I’m about over-looked out; one more, "What a beautiful view" and I’ll throw up. We probably did 40 hair pin turns today. The annual rainfall amounts drops about one inch per mile between The Dalles and Biggs, OR so that this morning we were in wooded area’s and by the time we arrived at the motel the hills are bare. The only trees in Biggs are scrub stuff on the run-offs.
A little shower this PM and a few more flats from riding in I-84 for about 10 miles. Biggs is really just a big truck stop off the interstate. A few dumps called motels, fast food joints and the city-center aka Pilot Fuel Truck Stop.
