Today was my last Thursday Morning ride of the summer. I planned to ride up to Twenty-Five Mile Creek State Park (32 miles round trip) but at 6 miles in, things were starting to get pretty smoky. From Lake Chelan State Park (pictured) I rode UP SR 971 a mile or so but pretty soon figured out that that way lay TOO much sustained elevation gain.
In the end, I headed back toward Chelan and got in a decent ride. The smoke made things hazy along the lake, but it was still a lovely ride.
Just about finished with "The Cider House Rules." What an amazing book. I read it more than 20 years ago, but it is just as amazing--and surprising--as it was the first time.
23.2 miles
