Miles: 85.84
Total Elevation Gain (ft): 1862
Weather: Sunny, Hot
Hillbilly Insults: 0
Roadkill: 1 (Unknown)
Bugs Swallowed: 0
Mean Dogs Chasing: 3 (German Shepherd, 2 mutts)

Je suis fatigue.

SE Washington is an arid, unforgiving hotbox. It doesn't matter that the Columbia borders this spartan land mass, except to create annoying winds for cyclists.

Any majestic beauty was lost on me while I managed vital resources for living. I think I downed 12 liters of water today and a couple of five gallon drums of iced tea at stops.

The area supports Washington's vineyards and potato farming. The nice chaps above work for those evil SOBs at ConAgra which bought up the entire place for corporate farming. We met at the lone stop between the start and finish today. A lot of touring folks come through, so I left an entry in the cafe's guest book in Roosevelt, WA.

The area supports Washington's vineyards and potato farming. The nice chaps above work for those evil SOBs at ConAgra which bought up the entire place for corporate farming. We met at the lone stop between the start and finish today. A lot of touring folks come through, so I left an entry in the cafe's guest book in Roosevelt, WA.