We woke to sunshine, although a chilly 49 degrees. Today is a short cycling day, 40 miles and mostly downhill so we have plenty of time. Most us us ride a couple of extra miles uphill and then hike 0.8 mile to see the Sol Duc Water Falls. Although I’m skeptical about the trip, it was worthwhile as I hope the photos show. (Click on any photo to enlarge.)
The 15 mile ride from the park, returning by yesterday’s route, was great. The forest was beautiful, often accented by flowers beside the road. And, oh yes, it was mostly downhill. The remainder of the day’s ride, westward on US 101 wasn’t the best. There was headwind and there were logging trucks. But we had a wide shoulder and the sun was shining so no one was complaining. The Hungry Bear restaurant at mile 25 was a treat with supersized everything. Tonight we’re in the village of Forks, allegedly the town in the US with the most annual rainfall. Fortunately August has the least rain of any month and none is forecast this week. Life is good.
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