Vicky turned 64 last week. To celebrate, we took our camper to a nice spot on the Cle Elum River, spent four days there camping and hiking, and then went to Wenatchee for the Apple Century Bike Ride with Jules, Jessica, Ian, Adam, and friends/cycling partners of theirs.
Our site on the Cle Elum River was lovely. Peaceful, quiet, isolated. Just what we seek.
We took some nice hikes. None were our favorites of all time, but they were relaxing. Some beautiful views:
More "good:' The Apple Century Bike ride. It goes through miles of apple orchards, with views of the mountains the entire way.
Vicky and I did the 50 mile ride, while Jules and Dale (his and our friend) did the entire century. They are much more powerful riders than we are. But we knew that if we were comfortable on this hilly 50 mile ride, we would be ready for the STP, and that is our goal. We felt great!
The Bad:
The ride is hilly. When you are cycling, the scariest sight is a road named for a hill. And the scariest of the scariest? When the road name is Deadman Hill:
Actually, it wasn't as bad as we had remembered it from last year. We are in somewhat better shape than last year. We believe it is because we have altered our training regimen. We do more frequent, shorter rides than we have done for the past two years, and it seems to be working.
The Ugly:
Here is what we saw one our hikes in the Cle Elum River area:
Hunters and graffiti "artists" who think that because it is public lands that they own it. We saw dozens of mounds of spent shells all over the place. The Forest Service needs to ban shooting in National Forests because those who shoot are irresponsible.
Can anyone identify who did the graffiti? It's against the law. Report them.
OK. That's the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of our week.
Now for the "special" good:
Ian and Adam got new bikes, and we got to watch them enjoy them for two whole days. They are growing up.
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