May 3, 2020
Troy Summit
Today we have something to celebrate: the return of the full length video! Hurrah!! John Day was great in many ways, but it was really wearing on our patience by the end to sit and watch photos v-e-r-y slowly upload; to be limited to about 30 second video clips, barely long enough for you to get in the mood; and especially, to be unable to stream miniseries episodes or late show monologues without frequent interruption when the download stalled.
So, in celebration, let’s start with a look at today’s ride. Also, be watching for signs of updates to older posts from John Day. On one of these rainy days Rachael will go back and update them to swap in the full length video that she couldn’t upload at the time.
Video sound track: Air, by Jesse Cook
And, let’s take a minute to celebrate the fact that we’re staying in another comfortable, quite acceptable living space this month. We got quite spoiled by the vast estate we could really spread out in last month, but after a couple of days to settle in here we can report that our basement flat in Pullman is just fine too. And, it comes with one of the most comfortable pieces of lounge furniture we’ve seen - a recliner built for two. Very cozy!
Today’s ride is probably the most popular outing for bikers here: the paved Bill Chipman trail runs eight miles east from Pullman to Troy; then seamlessly morphs into the Paradise Path as it passes through Moscow and across the University of Idaho campus; and finally becomes the Latah Trail as it continues east to Troy. Taken as a whole, it’s a continuous paved interstate cycle path that extends roughly 22 miles east of Pullman, carrying you to the eastern edge of the prairie and the beginnings of the pine forest. Separated from traffic, reasonably flat, it’s a fine resource for both university towns, suitable for families.
And, this being the Palouse, it’s spectacular.
It’s dry but cold today, and quite windy. We shelter in place in our new home until mid-afternoon, waiting for the most promising window for a ride. When we finally step outside at about 2 it has warmed up to the low fifties and the wind has died down to a manageable 15 mph. It’s blowing from the west, so we’ll get a nice shove to start out. Our hope is that it will abate a bit by the time we turn back.
We have a pretty modest ride in mind for the day. It’s an out and back, so we’ll just go as far as we feel like and turn around. Not feeling too ambitious, we’re thinking perhaps 30 miles. The ride is really pleasant though, the tailwind makes us feel strong, and we just block from our minds what we’ll feel like when pushing into the wind on the return. We just keep going, finally turning back a mile short of Troy, when we come to a ‘Summit’ before the trail drops a few hundred feet in its final mile.
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https://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_caqub2.pdf
But not the smaller less showy white flowered death camas!
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Ride stats today: 44 miles, 1,000’
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Not sure if it's just me, but the video didn't work. I just saw a generic Vimeo screen with the "I'm not a robot" check box. And when I checked the box .. it was replaced with blank space.
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And such beautiful country you're riding through!!
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