Slow and Steady

Day 2, May 28th

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I slept well in the tent. I felt a bit like a newbie packing up camp but managed to get on the road by 7:30. The riding today wasn’t too bad. There was no shoulder but the roads were pretty lightly trafficked but there was a ton of elevation.

Ate second breakfast at fish hawk falls.
Coming into Vernonia I had to stop for ice cream even though it was before lunch. The setting was beautiful, right on a bike path, next to a mill pond all in a park with a campground that only costs $10! Calypsos ice cream stand was magical and the owner was great to talk to.
There was a cool old mill building in the park that had a ton of good graffiti art.
The second night I was under a roof!

So there is this thing called Warm Showers. It is a Website that connects people taking bike tours with kind folks that would be willing to host them. And through this website, I got in contact with the most wonderful folks that hosted me. They live lightly on their land in Vernonia, Oregon. When they read the “back to the land/ alternative lifestyle” kind of books that I have read for a number of years, they adopted what they read. They really have a beautiful relationship to the land and have inspired me to endeavor to live more intentionally. Thanks Liz and Austin!

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