Last night I slept on Planet Degobah. Though I didn’t crash land like Skywalker, and though I didn’t seek the Jedi Master, I was deep within that lush, wet, mossy forest. The ground was so soft my feet sank an …
On day one of this adventure my escort, Eric Ross, had me start with a long hard climb. Today would be the same; a long slow climb out of the Gorge back to route 14. In honour of such suffering, …
Day two riding along the Columbia River Gorge. Although slightly better scenery than yesterday, it was again, cold, wet and windy. Oh yeah, and the climbing never seems to abate. One thing I have noticed along this stretch is the …
With my belly full of home-fries and coffee, I left my Wallula camp-site to begin two days of riding along the Columbia River Gorge. Although not actually raining, the humidity was at least 100% with the temperature about 5-7deg. cel. …
In Walla Walla I quickly found Allegro Cyclery . “Michael” and I had a great chat about the local cycling scene–cross is HUGE–and he gave me very helpful directions to ensure I’d be back on the right route as I …