Day 14: 🎶Doe, a deer, a female deer 🎶

Another great day except for the animals and the heat.

Twice today a doe and spotted fawn(s) were in my lane as I came around a bend. One even had two fawns and was nursing in the road! A third fawn got a scare when I used my horn to get it off the road. I really hope mama was nearby.

There were several fawns hit by cars 😭, but luckily I only hit a bird 😞. I felt it hit my left foot, and when I looked down, it was caught on my shifter. A robin, I think. Poor guy.

The weather got really hot really fast. It was over 100°F most of the day 🥵, which seemed appropriate for a run in Hell's Canyon when I got my sixth of the 10 Rides for 2024 😁.

At 1845 in Walla Walla it was still 101, and an hour later it was 104! I ditched my leathers this morning. Each gas stop I would go to the bathroom and soak my shirt in the sink. Wearing it under my jacket makes it like a swamp cooler. It dries very quickly, but it works for me.

I have service in the morning, so I'm camped here at Apple State HD. Well, I'm camped outside their fence by the dumpsters actually 🤣. Fingers crossed no bears or, even worse, a pack of dogs comes to visit 🤞.

Out. ✌️

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