There was no internet available last night when we stayed in Welches right near Zigzag, Oregon. So I will make a double post tonight to cover the past 2 days. Tuesday was another rain soaked day of riding. We rode about 80 miles from St. Helens just west of Portland along the Columbia river and through the north side of Portland between the airport and the river. The picture above was a brief clear moment typical of the days ride. Much of the ride through the city was on bike paths which giving huge credit to Portland were among the best I have seen anywhere. The 2nd half of the ride Tuesday was the beginning of the climb up toward Mt Hood and the crossing of the Cascade range. Again I slept as late as possible, tried to linger over breakfast and was the last to leave. I rode again with my roommate Charlie who is 58 and from NH. We are still sizing up the group to find the strong riders and finished strong.

All in all even with rain 75% of the day it was a great ride. We stayed in a really nice mountain resort near enough to Mt Hood to have the lodge type resort filled with the youth national ski team who trains on the glacier on Mt Hood all summer long.