69 miles with a minimum of fuss

Left Astoria Oregon at about 7 am and 69 miles later arrived in St. Helens at 2 pm. Only glitch was that I went to bed with a bad sore throat, worried about it all night, woke up worse and decided to ignore it. So here I am tired, stiff and sore but pleased with my ride and glad to have at least one day behind me. This part of Oregon seems much like Maine and while scenic at times was not spectacular. Lots of lumbering and related industries. Lots of bark debris on the road. One of the ABB staffers said that our route today was one of the busiest we will have on the whole trip. It was busy and there were countless trucks but there was a good shoulder and I pretty much tune out the traffic. The profile showed two big climbs but only the second was really challenging-- not because it was steep but because it was about four miles of climbing.

We did a 25 mile ride yesterday from Astoria to the Pacific Ocean but neither John nor I cared to actually dip our bikes in the water. We decided that a picture with the ocean in the background would suffice. One of these days I will have the energy to add some pictures.