Today was a perfect day on the bikes, and hopefully indicative of what the rest of the trip will be like. It's extremely refreshing having no agenda or itinerary or timeframe in which to get somewhere. After a short run this morning, we were on the road by 9 heading from Grand Forks to the Cascade US Border Crossing on Highway 395 into Washington State. Today was about taking breaks when we felt like it, and as many times as we felt like it. The weather topped out at 37 degrees, but seemed manageable with all jacket vents open, a wet bandana around the neck, a swap back into my smaller leather hiking boots and vented summer gloves. I used the mister bottle several times on my face, neck and legs, and also drank all 2
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