We are in Sisters, Oregon tonight, the gateway to the Cascades! Tomorrow I have another "zero" day. My sister and niece are coming to spend the day with me. For the next two nights we are at the Best Western Ponderosa Lodge and my roommate is my riding companion Anne. The picture with the flat top was taken as we left Prineville of the basalt rock pillars.
We left Prineville at 6:45 AM to ride in the cool of the day. It was in the 50's, but was predicted to be in the 90's by noon. It got to 100 degrees today around 2PM. We rode onto O'Neil HWY for eighteen miles then onto NE 5th St. as we came to the city of Redmond. The first Walmart I have seen since leaving Rochester was in Redmond! We eventually continued our ride on HWY126/20 right into Sisters. It was relatively flat with some small climbs. We went up about 1000' of elevation today. We have apparently climbed 47,000' when you total all of our days of climbing so far. The picture with the mountains show R-L Broken Top, 9,175', South, 10,358', Middle, 10,047', North, 10,085' (The Three Sisters).
The road into Sisters had a good shoulder which we needed because the traffic was considerably heavier. As of today, we have travelled over 1000 miles! Today's stats: 49.58miles, 3hrs.37min., fastest 28, avg. 12.5 My stats are a little off from the people with Garmins. Pictured: some of the ladies enjoying the pool and jacuzzi. L-R Penny, Hille, Ramsey, and Anne.
Kathie, I don't know how do you keep an eye all the stats! They're getting truly awesome, over 1000 miles already, not to mention the sum of the inclines! But, you still have enough stamina, even in that heat, to look around and enjoy the sights. We had a few days of over 90 and humid, the AC was running full blast, and yet, I was dragging around like a dead body, just trying to fathom that you, on the other hand, are pedaling happily along, regardless of what mother nature throws your way. Right now, for me, there is nothing like having one's feet up while contemplating your faraway journey... By the way, beer is a wonderful recovery drink! Even CNN admitted that!
ReplyDeleteChocolate milk works great as a recovery drink too!
ReplyDeleteBottoms up! You guys must be burning calories at an incredible rate!
ReplyDeleteAnne's Garmin calculated that if we had a ten to fifteen mile per hour headwind we would burn 2000 calories per hour, not counting what we burn climbing or peddling in general. I don't know if I am gaining any weight - my clothes still fit!
ReplyDeleteKathie, Kudos to you and the group of women you are riding with!!! I love your picture of broken top...it would look great in your living room. Don't worry to much about gaining or losing weight, just have fun sister. Say hello to Liz when you see her and Aspen. Can't wait to see and hear all your experiences. God speed.
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