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From forest canopy to desert moraine
Day 4/ July 10 / 72.7 miles and 4,710 feet / 100 degrees with a west wind gusting to 20+ mph Today was a day of contrasts. We started and ended along the Columbia River, but we traveled from the land of forest canopy to the desert moraine of a canyon carved by the ice
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Columbia River and Waterfalls
Day 3 July 9 72.8 miles and 3083 feet Multnomah Falls – the second tallest continuous waterfall in the U.S. We rode quite a few miles along the Columbia River Highway before dropping off along the river to ride on some bicycle trails. We also had a climb up to the Vista House with beautiful
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Forests and streams
Day 2, July 8, 80 miles and 4600 feet Today started in Astoria and we cycled into the forests between Astoria and Portland ending in St Helens, which is named because there is a view of Mt St Helens across the Columbia River. We also cycled along several streams (probably rivers in the spring) on
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And…we are off!
Sunday, July 7 Today we rode in the vans from Portland to Astoria where we started our adventure. It was a bit of a rough start for Bill as he found his front wheel in a “hole” in the boardwalk before he completed the first mile and he damaged the wheel so much that he
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Adventure of a Lifetime
On July 7, Bill and I begin this bicycle ride in Astoria, Oregon. The ride is 52 days and will take us across the northern tier of the continental United States with a slight detour into Ontario before we dip our front wheel in the Atlantic Ocean in Portsmouth, NH. We hope to tack on
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