The Tortoise and The Hare
Day 11: Raymond, WA to Astoria, OR Today's Distance: 52 miles Total Distance: 493 miles I woke up sore and just not in the mood. I had no power, no energy, and I'm just not in the mood. But I'm still moving forward. I bet if I ate something nutritious last night I'd be feeling a lot different. Today I cross into Oregon! Super stoked on the progress! The landscape in the morning part of my ride was just kinda blah. I passed a bunch of sloughs which are basically muddy, swampy areas. I spent the first hour going slow and in my head the whole time. The landscape changed to something a little more green and I decided to pick up the pace. I kind of liked the fact that there were rolling hills today because it broke up the monotony a little and they were spaced in a way that I could coast down one and only have to climb about half of the next hill. I never would have imagined saying something like that a week ago. At on...