Decided not to ride at all today. Rained hard all day. This road With a disappearing shoulder isn't pleasant even in good weather. Not much to see
except entrance to a couple of mines.
I'm a tourist today.
We went by an forested area that had a huge fire in 1999. The area is still recovering. The forest here is so dense, I can't imagine that it is easy to walk through. We are staying in Marathon, named for the company that made it a 'company' town. Houses all built around same time and style. A paper mill(closed in 2009) and mining do not need the number of employees it once did, so population has dwindled. We passed the largest gold mine in North America but doesn't seem to employ many.
Met a man from here who said he wants to sell his house, but there is no one to buy it.
Waiting for dinner..highlight of the day.
Bad weather to continue. May not ride for next couple of days. This trip certainly won't make me more fit.
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For some reason my IPhone does not let me comment on your bike traveling. I have enjoyed looking at the pictures and reading your comments. It is very hot and dry in Lake Oswego. Oh, by the way, there is some monkey business I need to check on. "Bad Monkey" has not been returned to the library. It is ten days overdue. I talked the library and they are going to stop fining me because I said I did not know where that Bad Monkey was. I assumed he was on an adventure Perhaps David is listening to it? You can call him?
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