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I bumped into my friend Karen in one of the government office buildings and popped up to the top to check out the view of the Washington Monument, the Jefferson Memorial, and the White House.
The Capitol Building in the distance peaking over the buildings.
Walking past the White House.
Yesterday Karen B and I went out for a lovely Sunday ride on the Corvallis-Waldport-Florence-Monroe-Corvallis route. The route was about 200 miles total. Google Maps is glitching a little so the map below might not be completely accurate.
With the warm weather we both were in light jackets the entire time without problem. The coast was a bit chilly but it wasn’t that bad as long as the sun was out.
We stopped for fuel twice. The first stop was after 106.3 miles of driving. I took on 2.421 gallons giving me 43.9 mpg. The second time was after 90.5 miles where I got 1.90 gallons which gave a 47.63 mpg economy. Also up in Newberg I bought gas after 130.5 miles for 2.978 gallons which equates to 43.82 mpg. I’m not sure if I’m being heavier on the throttle (both of the 43mpgs were from solo riding), am riding in more city traffic conditions, or if there is something starting to go wrong with the bike. However, the 47.63 was achieved with a passenger so who knows 🙂
The bike performed flawlessly on the trip. It is such a pleasure to ride a Pacific Coast on the Pacific Coast!
I should also mention that I put about 230 miles on the bike with two other undocumented rides. Last week I did a quick ride around town and up Lewsiburg saddle and I also rode my bike to my parent’s house and back with a detour through Perrydale.