The first twenty miles of today's ride to Pomeroy, WA, was through beautiful rolling hills ... and the hills, while not alive with music, were covered with wheat. The road that wound through (up and around) is a lightly traveled road that made for very peaceful riding.
Western Washington is currently experiencing a hot spell ... temperatures in the late afternoons get up in to the mid 90's. I mention this because today's ride of 71 miles lasted well into the late afternoon ... hills and headwinds for the middle third of the ride. Very little in the way of water sources during the later part of the ride.
If one has been to Pomeroy, one would no doubt question my joy in arriving in Pomeroy. Talked with a couple of people about campsites ... not much help. Ended up spending the night at the County Fairgrounds' RV park. Turned out to be the best part of the day.
The night sky is to be seen to be believed. I have not seen so many stars ... ever. Constellations such as the Big Dipper (limit of my constelation identification skills) stand out dramatically.
Short ride (33 miles +/-) into Clarkston, WA tomorrow.
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