Wow. Day 2 started off chilly in our camp, so we were anxious to get off of the summit of the pass. With our bellies full of cream of wheat, we broke camp, filled our water bottles at a convenience store and left. Though I woke up at 5:20, we weren't on the road until 7:30. The uphill from yesterday paid off, and we enjoyed a lot of bundled up and chilly downhill at first. We got nice tailwinds and made it to Ellensburg around 10:45.
I had a craving for Taco Bell and indulged heavily. I immediately regretted it as we climbed out of Ellensburg, where we were met with a long climb on what we later found out was called Whiskey Dick mountain. On the other side we had a nice long downhill, where Travis got the first flat tire of the trip going 40 mph.
Travis flats on Whiskey Dick
After a two-mile climb out of a riverbed, the road flattened out again. Having learned our lesson with Taco Bell, we stopped at Subway in George, WA. Thinking that we'd probably end up stopping at Subway a lot, I got a Subway Card so I could rack up points and get some free sandwiches. As we were eating, we met a man who had done some centuries, 200 mile rides, as well as an Ironman. He warned us of the various passes in the upcoming rockies and informed us that it would be flat for the thirty miles to Moses Lake, our goal for the day.
Even with decent tailwinds, it took us two hours to make it since we were pretty tired. We pulled in around 6 pm, looking for free camping. After asking at an RV park, we eventually found some at the First Presbyterian Church. As I finished the leftover Taco Bell and Subway for dinner, I fell asleep for almost two hours, without unpacking my sleeping bag. I woke up feeling a little rested, finished getting ready for bed and finally went to sleep around 9:45.
On the whole it was a pretty tiring day, but we made up for yesterday's short ride and brought our average up to our goal of 100 miles/day. Hopefully we can keep it up tomorrow as we ride to Spokane, where there should be a bike shop and laundromat.
Travis packs up the tent at the church
| Time | Trip | Odometer | Average | Max |
| 8:00:14 | 128.8 | 204 | 16.0 | 41.3 |
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