May 31, 2024
Our first two Passes
Diablo to Twisp
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Cumulative miles 208
Average speed today 10.1
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Wow, that first two or three miles out of the campground were scary hard. Sarah was originally thinking it might be 10 hours just to reach the top of the passes (about 33 miles from our start). I was thinking she might be right. Fortunately things improved quickly, sorta of.
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It was still 5k feet of climbing over 33 or so miles. Okay the visuals were quite the wonderful distraction. Really quite stunning. In Addition, we had a good shoulder often of macadam ( the road is chip and seal). We average 7.25 miles on the climb up.
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Once, just below the top of Washington pass, Tina realized her brakes weren't working right. She wisely took it down slowly, and it was a long and steep ride down. We eventually made our way to the ONLY bike shop between Bellingham, WA and Cut Point Idaho in Winthrop. METHOW CYCLE AND SPORT Yes we are lucky! today. These guys saved our bacon by replacing a kinked brake cable. This of course was at the end of a day and they are hopping with business to begin with. Our kudos and thanks can not be great enough.
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It turned out our warm showers was not in the town of Twisp but about 3 miles beyond. This just turned into a further difficult evening for various reasons. But we finally settled in with two passes under our belts and so grateful for a place to stay.
Today's ride: 77 miles (124 km)
Total: 207 miles (333 km)
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Thanks for images.
Will share with Anne-Marie.
Take Care.
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