June 24, 2010
Last night at our meeting at the church in Wilber it started to rain very hard. I thought we would have a rough time today as I lay in my sleeping bag at the church. However, in the morning we were very lucky as things quickly improved before we got on our bikes. We had beautiful skies all the way to Spokane. We also had a slight tail wind.
Ed heading out of Wilber in the early morning
We first rode to a place called Creston, 10 miles into the ride. When we stopped in Davenport we saw lots of people from the "Big Ride" traveling to D.C. They were taking a rest stop at the plaza in town along with most of our group.
Wheat Everywhere along the ride. All the wheat is naturally irrigated by only rain
Then about 42 miles into the ride we stopped at the lunch sag in Reardan. One guy from the Big Ride group came over to our lunch stop and admired the food that we had compared to what they get on the Big Ride-Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches all the time.
The ride into Spokane got a bit confusing as Ed and I decided to push ahead of the group and find our way. Ed, Dick and I went on the Centennial Trail but I think we veered off and did not see Nancy's chalk marks pointing us in the right direction
We got to the dorm at Gonzaga Univ. and I had time to update the blog. This was the first time I had a lot of time to edit it and upload pictures as it takes a while to do so. The dorm building was very nice as it seemed new with nice lobbies and a free laundromat. We had our meals at the university cafeteria.
Lunch Stop in Readon
On the Centennial Trail coming into Spokane
Riding on the Centennial Trail approaching Spokane
Our home for Two nights - Couphlin Hall at Gonzaga University
Spokane now seems a significant marker for the tour; once in Skokane, we were no longer just beginning, and we were close to Idaho and the transition to a new state. The Gonzaga dorm was a welcomed comfort.
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