We're in Walla Walla, Washington now, and after riding in mostly cooler weather for the past month traveling from Ohio to WA (legwarmers, armwarmers, jackets, etc. needed for many rides, with a few warmer ones interspersed), we are finally feeling the heat. We skipped over the 80s completely and are now looking at highs in the mid- to upper-90s and above. It's great to wear sleeveless jerseys again, but I need to get in the habit of getting going earlier in the morning. We had gotten lax (since the weather had been chilly most places we'd visited), piddling away the mornings 'til it warmed up a bit, and tending not to get going on rides until 10 or 11 am in many cases. We're NOT morning people but need to get going by no later than 9 am here (any earlier is almost impossible for us). This way, we can be done by noonish and avoid the worst of the heat, which peaks in the afternoon. We've been doing fewer but longer rides since we've had lots of driving days interspersed, but here more frequent but shorter rides makes more sense.

All that said, I've ridden every day starting July 2, about 40 miles (give or take 5) each ride, except yesterday, which was just 10 miles of utility riding to the farmer's market and grocery store. The roads in the county here are lightly traveled, with gorgeous views of the farms and surrounding hills. Lots of chip & seal, so you do get beat up a bit on some of them, which is yet another reason not to try for super long rides.

A few days ago we rode down into Oregon -- our first time in that state. In fact, Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon have all been new states for me that we've visited in the past month!

Here's an example of the typical road-riding scenery here in Walla Walla County (just realized I am wearing the same jersey as my profile photo here!)

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