We left Astoria via the trail at 8:45! We were impressed with our ‘early’ start . The weather is unusually warm and sunny, and although it was in the upper 50’ s when we started out, it was 84° when we arrived at the campground at 4:30.
And best of all, it was Dave's 65th birthday! There is nothing like celebrating one's birthday by starting a bike trip of a lifetime.
Highway 30 is a very busy road (there is no interstate northwest of Portland), with a lot of logging and other big trucks. Fortunately, the shoulders were good most of the way. We had a couple of long climbs, and on a flat stretch of highway 30, we could see the Columbia River, really spread out and lazy looking. We also saw Mt. St. Helens to the northeast for awhile. Had lunch in Clatskanie, then headed northeast on Beaver Falls Road, a quiet road, at times pretty rough, gradual climbing, but very little traffic, which was a nice change. When we met up with 30 again, the shoulders were wide, and we had only 4 miles to go to our destinatin. The campground is off the highway in a forest, and very quiet. It’s our first night to camp on our bike trip!
So far, so good.
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