Pictures from day 2-4

DAY #2 PHOTOS

This is me at the top of our first big hill on day #2 after leaving camp at Easton State Park. You can kind of make out the Cascade mountains at Snoqualmie Pass in the distance.

Kevin (on his recumbent) and James conversing as they go down a hill on highway #10 in the Yakima River Valley.

Scenery in the Yakima River Valley. I took this picture from my bike seat, while I was going down hill. Pretty good for someone who Steph has had to keep showing how to use her phone camera and cool pix camera (I am so totally mechanically and electronically un-inclined).

More Yakima River Valley Scenery

Ranch in the Yakima River Valley

Sheep Grazing in a field Near Thorp, WA.

This is Chad at our first sag stop on Day #2

Getting food and water at the sag stop on Day #2

I was trying to take a picture of Mount Stewart from this bridge, but my camera didn't have a good enough telephoto lens.

Other riders trying to get the same shot of Mount Stewart as me.

Stephanie got the shot I tried for with her excellent camera. Cool!!

Stephanie checking out the Yakima River near a river rafting put in point that had Porto potties that we all put to use.

I love this picture: This is Cliff and Stephanie near Thorp, Washington. Cliff, who is from Arkansas, is the oldest and tallest member on the ride. Stephanie is the youngest and shortest member on the ride.

Setting up camp at Vantage, Washington.

Kevin outside of his tent at Vantage.

"Home Sweet Home"

"Where's the showers, I can smell myself?"

DAY#3 PHOTOS

The I-90 Bridge over the Columbia River. I wish someone could have gotten a picture of all of us going across the bridge in mass. We stopped traffic!! to go across

Wild Horses Sculpture above the I-90 Bridge near George, Washington.

This is Daniel (our ride leader) and Sharon (ALAW Big Ride Adminsitrator). We are saying goodbye to Sharon, she is going to rejoin the group in Indiana.

Pauline and Ash, from Vancouver, Canada. This is Ash's second Big Ride Across America.

This is the beautiful sunset from our camp in the field at the Odessa, Washington K-12 School.

Day #4 Pictures

"Oh, the waving wheat, it sure smells sweet." This was taken near Davenport, Washington, I think it looks like the Windows desktop picture.

Up close picture of wheat in a field, near Davenport, Wa.

James, on Highway #2 going into Spokane. "Boy, gotta love that tail wind!"

I thought that this was a pretty farm off Highway 2.

James, me and Stephanie taking a break to Pee (in James case anyway). While Stephanie and I took pictures. Kevin just stopped because the rest of us did.

A pond off Hwy #2, between Davenport and Spokane. I saw a huge group of swallows near here that were dive bombing a mosquito ball. Also, I saw several coots out on the pond.

At first these cattle came down to the fence to check us out. Steph got a great close up of a bull running away. They checked us out and then ran away as if to say,"Don't take our picture."

Well, this is where we are staying on our first rest day (DAY #5). The University gave us a warm welcome. I haven't slept in the top bunk bed since I was in the Army. I told Janet (my roommate) to call 911 if I fall out of bed.