Training Log Archive: FrankTheTank

Woke up at the CG and packed up the bike. We decided on a 7am start and were pretty close on that. In hindsight we should have done a few hours earlier start to get a jump on the heat. We rolled from camp along the gravel and I showed the group the short loop at Rattlesnake. We continued up to Benton City and took a brief pitstop at the gas station. Then took on the McBee climb all the way up to Chandler. Took a group photo at the top of Chandler and then continued on the long straight farm roads on the plateau. Eventually we made it back down to State Patrol trails where we opted to deviate from the route slightly (Big Tire trail) to avoid one final big climb and also to resupply at a gas station. After that it was back joining the route down the Zintel canyon and through downtown Kennewick and finally to the Columbia river bike path. We opted to shave a few more miles and went over the Blue bridge instead of the Cable bridge. In Pasco I peeled off from the crew to head to my parents house to make it on time to Dad's birthday party dinner. Super fun time hanging out with a crew of fellow bikepackers. I hope to do some more trips with this group.

Note: Time includes breaks. Route similar to last year's ride: https://www.attackpoint.org/viewlog.jsp/user_1081/...