88 miles.
7 hours ride time.
4817 ft Santiam Pass @ mile 69.
Rain from the start of the ride to the top of the pass.
48 degF @ start.
38 degF @ summit.
It was one of the hardest things I've ever done. 6 miles of 6%+ grade to climb the pass. I met Jake at the bottom just before the push. Andy went ahead of us because he was cold. He's 160 lbs to our 200. He made it about 500 ft from the top and had to stop and duck into a state highway gravel storage shelter because he was getting extremely hypothermic. He had to strip down and change clothes. Probably spent 45 minutes trying to warm up before he came down.
It was great to be done. We ended up staying in this wonderful Best Western Ponderosa Lodge in Sister's OR. It looks like it's made of giant pine trees. The guy gave us the king suite because there's a tile floor section for our bikes. But it had a fantastic shower, in room jacuzzi, and there was a huge outdoor hot tub. Felt like we earned it.
This is a picture of Robert. We camped in his front yard the night before last. It was cool. He had some stories about New Orleans and was happy to have us.
Alright, time to move on.
Chris
2 comments:
Great stories and photos. Feels like we are part of the trip. Thanks for sharing with us.
Sorry to say but it is almost 100 degrees this weekend. We deferred our next golf lesson to stay out of the heat.
What you biked up, we have to hike down in 2 hours to get to the Grand Canyon. I've started taking the stairs; 12 flights up to get to work and 7 at home. It seems like the only good preparation.
We saw a great recipe this morning for the Ultimate French Toast with apples, caramel and cranberries. We'll try it out when you get home.
Sounds like you guys are having a great time. Stay safe, dry, warm and together.
Love, Dad and Deb
sounds like a neat trip. It being 2008 and all, I'd like to request that you make a google maps dealeo that details your trip... Indiana Jones flying to Nepal style.
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