Mi = 65
Short of Ione, WA to Priest River, Idaho
Weather = FREEEEEEEZZZZZZIIINGG COLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (in the am) High 70s by the end of the day.
Staying by the lake means it is very cold at night. This we know well now. We all were tossing and turning by early morning and around 5:15am we made a unanomous [...]

 
June 24, 2008
Mi = 35
Kettle Falls, WA to 15 miles by Ione, WA.
Short day today for several reasons:
1. Matt and Laureen are trying to let their bodies recover from all of the Cascade Mountain passes. Jon is fine of course…he is a teenage athlete.
2. Today was Jonathan’s 17th birthday. He’s mentioned several times [...]

Miles = 46
Republic, WA to Kettle Falls, WA
Weather = cool and windy in the high 60s/low 70s
Got our 2nd mail drop today. Finally more food!!! (We’ve been trying to pace ourselves while really wanting to devour all of our food at once.)
It was another steep climb over Sherman Pass, over 5,000 feet. [...]

Miles- 67
Oconagan, WA to Republic, WA
Weather- hot 91 midday
Another steep climb today, after 20+ miles of rolling hills, we rose 4000 ft to Wauconda pass. Then we went down to Republic. We were getting a mail drop in town the next day, because the post office is closed on Sunday and we really needed to [...]

Miles- 58
Mazzama, WA to Ocanagon, WA
Weather- Warm 86 midday and still warm when we set up our tent.
Slept in till 7:45. Loved having a bed and pillow to sleep on. We also went out for breakfast in a little Western town.
The map showed a steep 12 mile climb and Matt and Laureen were not sure [...]

Miles = 89
Rockport, WA to Mazzama, WA
Worst day of bicycling we hope to ever have!
Imagine going 3 miles an hour on a bicycle. It’s about the same speed that most men and women “power walk”. Now imagine doing it for 44 miles. Now imagine doing it ALL uphill to reach a mountain pass at over [...]

Miles = 78
Snohomish, WA to Rockport, WA
Weather = rainy in the am, then clear with high of 69, then rainy again at the end of the day
We all woke up expecting those huge hills from yesterday but it was mostly downhill. We C R U I S E D along at a pretty fast pace. [...]

Miles = 60
Seattle, WA to Snohomish, WA
Matt woke us up at 4:30 am. His body is still on Eastern Time.
Weather=cold for 5am and a high of 61
We began with an eventful ceremonious-like 5 mile ride to dip our wheels in the Pacific. Feelings at that point=excitement; anticipation. We finally got the bolt for Matt’s bike [...]

Miles = 4000 by plane
We flew from Philadelphia to Chicago-Midway, and then from there to Sea-Tac in Washington.  Jonathan’s first flight ever!   He has a new nickname, “Whatif”, because he kept saying “What if…..the wing falls off.  What if….the engine stops midair, etc.  By the second flight he was fine.
Weather-Cool- low of 40; high of [...]

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