Ride distance: 97 miles; ride time: 6:19; calories burned: 7338; ascent in feet: 7282. We started the day with a delicious breakfast at the home of John and Mary. Today was a day that all of us on the ride with long remember. We climbed through the Cascades passing dozens of waterfalls from the snow melt and some fantastic scenery. The ride itself was gruelling. We had to cycle over two mountain passes: Rainy Pass and Washington Pass. All the riders found this to be quite a challenge but all were up to the task. John Duncan, the Youth for Christ director of the Europe, North Africa, and Middle East Area called this the hardest thing he's ever done but all thought it was one of the best things he's done. Our original stopping point was supposed to be Mazama but the host church our director found was in Twisp, about 20 miles beyond Mazama. We were hosted by the Baptist Church in Twisp. They made us a nice spaghetti dinner served by some of the ladies in the church. There were not enough host families for us to stay with so some of stayed in local motels.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
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