A day of traveling
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Early morning start out of Portland. Even get to Chicago early adding to the 7 hour layover. Made use of the Hilton’s fitness facilities and ate up a bit of time. Been meandering around since thenLue lisää
Early morning start out of Portland. Even get to Chicago early adding to the 7 hour layover. Made use of the Hilton’s fitness facilities and ate up a bit of time. Been meandering around since thenLue lisää
After another technical issue (computers this time) we finally leave Chicago - 4+ hours late. Stretch out on seats and fitfully sleep for most of 8 hours. Easily slide through security and hop on theLue lisää
Meandered through Jewish ghetto though couldn’t find the synagogue. Lovely day for a stroll through crowded Venice. Manage to not get lost and do find seafood market. Figure out way to the busLue lisää
First day on the trail. Up early and find a gourmet food store catering to restaurants. Though most things come in really big sizes manage to buy little amounts. Start our journey walking through aLue lisää
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Up early to relatively clear skies. Nice breakfast to sustain us up long climb. After checking out the church walk mostly along the ‘4x4’ road. Reasonable grade but it goes up forever. Lots ofLue lisää
Up early and breakfast in our room before heading out into foggy morning. Easy 4 km to start of the start-of stage through cute town of valbruna. Stick to river bed before heading upon the road to Mt.Lue lisää
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Good breakfast before heading out into the forest above the towns. Though signs warning of brown bears none to be seen. Switch from forest paths to road to bike path. Day clears nicely. Pass overLue lisää