Rain

Well we know why the Pacific Northwest is so green and vibrant- it gets a lot of rain and we have had first hand experience. Its rained everyday but today since we started. We had a giant pass to ride today (biggest of all 5 passes in this area) and we waited out yesterday for a better forecast - it was cloudy, overcast and definitely not too hot (lots of snow up top to keep us cool), but no rain. We've also learned that it is unseasonabily colder than usual - that does not make me happy, but we love riding and are making the best of it; my silk liner for my sleeping bag is getting nightly usage! As always seeing snd experiencing the environment is one of the many wonders of bicycle travel that we really enjoy. We have another opportunity to see the sights at a slow pace as we climb up loup loup pass tommorow but we only climb 2500 feet before we get to zoom downhill. Today we had about 25 miles of downhill zooming!