Tuesday 9/10-41
miles
Today is our off
day and we slept in. After breakfast we
discussed what we wanted to do. Max was
still riding with us so the three of us decided to bike up to the Upper
Falls. Now the Upper Falls is, well
up. The nice thing about the Upper Falls
though is it’s a downhill coming back.
As we coasted down the grade we decided to stop at the Lower Falls. It must have been the euphoria of the
downhill grade that cloudy our thinking because the Lower Falls were, well,
low. We turned off the main road and
dropped down a long hill. I knew that
was a mistake but we were picking up momentum so fast I just held on. After a quick look at a rather small
waterfall we started back up the hill. I
didn’t think we would ever make it up that climb. It took longer than signing up for health
care, and it took the next four miles of downhill grade before my breathing
begin to level out. We did manage a stop
for coffee and pie at a restaurant in Paradise before heading back to camp.
Tonight was much
better with only a light rain and not much to worry about. The problem was the forecast. It looked like rain was coming again
tomorrow night and then a cold front. It
was already mid-40’s at night.
The Upper Falls. The water color is normal and is caused by the tannin from the oak leaves
The Lower Falls
Us
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