Yesterday's failed expectation of an easy day made me weary to chalk this one up to an easy day as well. Turns out, I was right for remaining conservative in my expectations. We hit some nasty headwinds that slowed us down as we passed by scenery like this:
But then we were met by an unexpected climb, which is exactly what we wanted the day before we have to climb over the Northern Cascades. The groups broke apart as we each began to tackle the pass at our own pace.
Luckily, we we're rewarded for our efforts with a sharp descent into Twisp (A note on the descent: the vans made the poor decision to make the lunch stop in the middle of the descent, which means a short stop and oncoming traffic for us riders...please never force a cyclists to stop on a descent, it's dangerous!).
Our host, the Twisp Grange Farmer's Cooperative, is a beautiful open space with a hard wood floor, perfect for our bikes, duffles, and sore bodies.
Now to prepare for tomorrow, our final mountain range--The Northern Cascades.
Up and Over,
James
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