Weblog: Portland Cycle Tour: Tenino > Port Angeles
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The frequent, loud trains during the night kept me up for a while, but I was sufficiently rested in the morning and got going at 7. I continued north along old hwy 99 to Olympia, where I made a short detour to see the state capitol. I then got onto US 101. I figured that I might be able to make it all the way to Port Angeles that day, and when I saw the sign that said 112 miles to PA (I had cycled about 20 miles at that point) I decided I would go for it and really started pushing myself. US 101 was a freeway until Shelton (where I saw the first Wal*Mart of the whole trip, amazingly) and then became smaller as it followed closely along the Hood Canal.
This long stretch of the highway was really beautiful, though the narrow to non-existant shoulders, blind corners, steep dropoffs, and large vehicles (many RVs and trucks) made it a bit nerve wracking at times. Throughout the day I wavered between thinking I could make it to PA and thinking I wouldn't be able to.
I had quite a bit of headwind, and before Quilcene there was a monster hill, followed shortly by another between the Port Townsend turnoff and Blyn, and then a hill that stretched from the first Sequim exit all the way to PA, so the last 40 miles were especially difficult, but I made it into PA just after dark. Around Sequim I saw the second other touring cyclist of the trip on the road. I was happy that I was able to finish the trip with by far my longest day. I cought the the 9:30pm ferry from PA back to Victoria.
Weather was sunny and warm.
Distance: 209.73km today,
1263.85km total;
Average Speed: 19.5km/h;
Time: 10:42:29
Posted
on
Fri, 5 Sep 2020
at
Port Angeles,
WA,
US
(altitude 3m)
(map/google earth)
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