Ahhhhhh....an easier day today! Only40 miles and mostly down Yakima Canyon with just a couple climbs. I tried to start early today because of the heat and I hit the road at about 8:00 a.m. I was in the camp in Yakima by 11:30 and, yes it did get hot again today....it was 99 at 3:00. Julie and I took the pickup over to a Burger King to avoid the heat and drink as much diet coke as I could on refills. We then stopped at a Wal Mart to replace one of our foldup chairs that someone inadvertantly thought must b e theirs.
Yakima Canyon has desolate high hills on both sides and a large Yakima River running along side the route. The scenery was barren, but overpowering in its vastness. The are big horn sheep in the area, but did not spot any. There is one man on our tour who is a forester, and he gives us things to look for in plant life and wildlife for the area we are going through. He did say that we are now in rattlesnake country!
Everyone is lazing around this afternoon to beat the heat. The school we are at is air conditioned, so some are playing cards on the floor. Some of the young folks get on there bikes and check out the local town after riding for the day.....oh to be young again.
A lot of people connect to the internet to update blogs and email families every day at the end of the day. Some of the schools have a wireless network we can use or we can sit outside and find an electical outlet near the media trailer to connect the our satellite hookup. Now I am sitting in the shade doing just that. A volunteer work team left a little while ago to help at a local charity agency for a few hours.
Thats it for now. We hope it cools down enough to sleep tonight.
Thanks for all the prayers and encouragement. It keeps me going.
Love to all, P & j
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Pete and Julie, I have been having a hard time getting into your blog so have not been able to send a note till now. We do eagerly look for your report each day. Wow, what an adventure! Our thoughts and prayers are with you each day.
We just got back from an outdoor, at the tridge, concert by Sarah Schrieber tonight. Very inspiring story and beautiful music. What a gifted lady.
Have a great fourth of July.
Larry and Sue
Dear Pete and Julie:
It was a pleasure to meet you both in Seattle and it was hard to leave you and all the other cyclists I had the pleasure to meet and return home. I so wanted to spend more time with everyone. We read your blogs everynight from beginning to end and enjoy the reflections, stories and experiences you share.
Thanks for keeping us informed and God's blessings as you continue on this journey!
Have a great July 4th!
Al & Ginny Vander Hart
Every morning I have been calling mom to read your blog to her. She is always so eager to hear it. I need to get back to her to give her another lesson on getting to it. I gave her the web site, but she still cannot get it. I told her not to worry about it until I get back there and see what happened to her bookmark. Anyway, we are so thankful things are going well. I bet you are waiting to ride into cooler weather. We are having the best possible weather for a holiday.
Amazing to read that by the end of tomorrow, you will have rode 319 miles aleady...........and I was proud of 8.5 for our first ride.
Your in our thought daily.
love Rick and Bonnie
Congratulations, Pete! You've almost past the hardest part! Isn't it downhill to NJ from there?
Keep up the good work.
Bill
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