Mt. Adams Bike DeTour II

Did this one last year. Liked it. Did it today unsupported. Brought our good friend Mike.

Quick Stats Ride Distance: 101 miles   Elevation Gain: 6,530 feet   Average Moving Speed: 15.25 mph

Mountain Rain Challenge

Probably should have stayed in bed for this one. But since I am writing this two days afterward, I am glad we did it...

Quick Stats Ride Distance: 100 miles   Elevation Gain: 8,976 feet   Average Moving Speed: 14.28 mph

Rainy Bend OB

QUICK STATS	This Ride	2010 Cumulative
Distance	46.94 miles	3875 miles
Elevation Gain	2225 feet	42.53 miles
Average Moving Speed	15.91 mph	15.04 mph
Dog Bites	0	1

We had planned for the biggest ride of the week on this day. The rain changed all that. It started out cold and dry, and we both felt pretty good, having all the appropriate coverings on arms, legs, hands, ears and torsos.

Until the rain came somewhere around mile 20.

VBC Tour de Blast

QUICK STATS	This Ride	2010 Cumulative
Distance	53.45 miles	2528 miles
Elevation Gain	4089 feet	25.69 miles
Average Moving Speed	15.0 mph	15.0 mph
Dog Bites	0	1

We did this ride last year and liked it so much we had to do it this year too.

Our average moving speed last year was 14 mph. But that included all the way to Johnston Ridge, which is another 15 miles out and back, with a hefty climb up to the Johnston Ridge endpoint and then the climb to get back up to Elk Rock on the return. This year we turned around and did not continue past Elk Rock as it was just too foggy and rainy to ride safely. We're glad we did because the descent was quite cold as it was.

Seattle to Portland, Day 2

Quick Stats
Distance: 59 miles
Elevation Gain: 2579 feet
Average Moving Speed: 16.5 mph

Rain, rain, go away!

Road was moist but not overly wet until about a 10 mile stretch around the rest stop at St. Helens during which time it showered fairly constant.

Felt surprisingly good, considering our longest ride ever on the day before.