Day 2: Sea to Summit

The approach to the passes, very intimidating

Day 1, was a very good start to the trip, although I had a bit of a late start. Very sunny with a strong tailwind the whole day. It stayed pretty flat all day to the town of Marblemount which ended up being about a 65 mile day

Sea to Summit: Definitely glad I have that under my belt. Leaving Marblemount it was about a 60 mile climb up to the top of Rainy Pass( approximatly 5,500 feet of elevation gain.) It was the first real grinder of the trip. About 1 mile away from the first pass, Rainy Pass my trailer tire went flat. So I pulled over and put the new tube in and to my great luck the valve got stuck in the pump and I ended up ripping the valve out of the tube. So then I resorted back to the original tube and patched it up. The ride ended up lasting about 7 and a half hours. The back side was a fast downhill into a little town called Newhalem. I was quite disappointed when I found that the only general store in town was closed. So I looked around and found a resort/country club up the road . I went in to eat and found myself in a very nice restaurant with my sweaty bike clothes on. I took a baby wipe shower and changed clothes in the bathroom and did my best to blend in. After that meal I biked an additional 15 miles into a town that was a little bit bigger and arrived right at sunset, for a total of 92 miles. An epic of a day.
So I am now typing this in a community center library in the town of Twisp. I am heading out from here to bike over Loup Pass. All the locals said that it is about half the size of what I biked yesterday. Which isn't to say much, because my legs took a beating yesterday. I am having a hard time posting pictures. Next time I have Internet I'll try to post them so stay posted.

Adam

Miles today: 92

Miles Total: 157