Colville

We've finally made it through the North Cascade Mountain passes. It took a few days, a lot of trail mix, a lot of water and a few safety meetings. But, now we're in Colville. We've really put in some miles the last few days considering the elevation gains. Washington, Rainy, Loup Loup, Wauconda and Sherman Passes were all beastly, but we put in the granny gear and just pedaled up 'em all.


It finally feels like we are in a new landscape, desert. No more lush Western Washington forests, now we have the rolling hills and Ponderosa forests of Eastern Washington. It feels just like I'm back home in Northern Arizona, very reminiscent of the Kaibab Plateau. The vistas are huge and gold, and they just don't end.

With great results, we've done some guerrilla camping the last couple nights. Sunday we rode until about 10 pm and just collapsed in a nice and comfortable field in the country. Woke up in a bull pen, literally. All of us really got some good sleep that night though. Last night was probably the best spot yet. After a huge dinner at the Hudson Bay Steak and Seafood Restaurant (the only food stop for miles) we found a great spot outside Kettle Falls right on the edge of the Columbia River/ FDR Lake. Perfectly terraced for the tents, protected from traffic, great spot to bathe and do laundry and the best sunrise so far. It was a wonderful sleep.

Today, we are just going to hang out in Colville for a while and then head out to the hills nearby and find a nice spot to camp near a river. It should be a very relaxing day. Right now we're all in a little espresso shop, I'm on their public computer while Mason Don and Karl are on Don's laptop being preached to by an Evangelical Baptist with a sweet trucker hat on. It's awesome. Friendly folks here for sure.

Enough for now, time to go use the wheel truing facilities at the local Sports Shop and get Mason's wheel back in shape. Keep the emails coming.

-Devin