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When the Longest Ride Changes to the Shortest

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Day 3: Saltery Bay to Powell River Today's Distance: 18 miles Total Distance: 101 miles I woke up feeling like I didn't sleep at all last night.  Once in my tent every little sound got my heart racing.  In my mind it was a bear or a crazy killer woodsman or Bigfoot.  Even though I was exhausted I just couldn't fall alsleep and even when I probably was asleep I didn't really feel like I was sleeping.  Does that make sense?  I've never slept in a mummy sleeping bag before. I'm a side-sleeper and I like to sprawl out a little but a mummy sleeping bag is more for sleeping on your back and is super restricting.  So that sucked.  And I was actually pretty cold too. I remember telling a girl that worked at REI that I don't really get cold easily, but on this trip so far I've been cold everyday haha.  I forced myself to get up in the morning because I had a 75 mile day.  I'm so sore today so I spent a long while stretching out.  While stre...