Sunday, July 6, 2008

Day 4 Ellensburg to Yakima

Distance Biked Today:  40.52 miles

Time Spent Biking: 2:49

Avg Speed: 14.3 mph

Max speed: 36.9 mph

Total Distance Biked: 235 miles

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Above is the school we stayed at

Today was an exciting day. With a short ride for the day all downhill, it was quick and relaxing. The landscape really changed today as we biked through a canyon following the river down. The steep cliffs and the barren dead hills with only a lush green strip of bushes and trees alongside the river was fun to bike though.

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Above is the canyon we road through

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There were steep cliffs and hills on both sides of the road

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Several guys decided to jump into the water from about 30 feet up

Once we got to camp I took it easy inside the cool air conditioned school, try to rest up for the hot day. It reached 99 degrees, however it was really dry, but still hot enough to sap out your energy. I took my laundry in the showers and did it there, which worked out great to let dry outside. My clothes and towel dried in only a matter of minutes.

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