Headed
out before sunrise, although I didn’t see it. Hitting I90, it was cool and
clear until Issaquah, when thick cold fog and low cloud descended. It was
definitely Gerbing weather, the trouble was I didn’t have mine on board. It
persisted cold and damp until Cle Elum, but never really warmed up until Missoula
Montana. After that the clouds cleared and it was a warm sunny evening in
Bozeman. I had unpacked some layers at my first gas stop, and wore them all
day. Stopping for gas, the sun was warm, but moving it was a cool wind. I had
hoped to get over the mountains towards Billings, but decided to bag it at
Bozeman.
So apart
from the miles between Ellensburg and Spokane, it was riding through the mountain
ranges viewing evergreen trees. I was surprised how little traffic was on the
road, even heading west seemed light. It thickened a bit through Spokane, but
once into Idaho thinned right out. The other good news was that seeing as it
was a holiday; the road works were shut down.
The
first day on a road trip is usually shaking out the kinks, especially the body.
It seems there are more of those each year. Maybe the cold amplified those this
time.
So
onward tomorrow continuing east on I90. Hopefully my weather luck will hold,
although the forecast shows rain.
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