It was pronounced by the traveling soothsayer that upon the horizon came an epic storm, with much rain and inhospitality. It was this he said that sent a chill down our spine as we were in no place or means for such a dark menace.
Upon hearing about the impending rain storm rushing in from the pacific, we headed out of camp and moved the schedule forward a day skipping one of our predetermined camping spots as it would be directly in the path of the storm. The ride that day took us out of the cascades and on to the coast where we were greeted with light rain and heavy winds, served with a hefty portion of 6% grade climbs.
We pushed on to the camp and arrived just at dusk which is no time to drop in, as various house keeping items need to be done, and done in the day is infinitely better than done in the murky blackness of a clouded night. Moreover, done while in anticipation of the impending storm, makes the progress rushed and unseemly. As with each passing second that leaps along you are waiting for that first drop of rain, a tap on your arm, informing you that the time has come. With luck we found a spot for the tent and got a hot meal prepared and eaten. At about 2am the rain started and never let up. Come sunup we found the tent on the verge of leaking and with potentially 2 days of non-stop rain we had to make a decision; stay in this tent for the next 24 hours, a tent that hardly fits two people or launch out into the cold driving rain and head south, in search for dryer and warmer accommodations. The unfortunate part was that this site had the biggest and grandest trees of the all...and we had planed a run through the park which would have been awesome... We rode 5 hours through the rain and cold to our destination where we feel into deep relief having a bed and an actual TV..internet and phone service were still absent but one thing at a time!
We pushed on to the camp and arrived just at dusk which is no time to drop in, as various house keeping items need to be done, and done in the day is infinitely better than done in the murky blackness of a clouded night. Moreover, done while in anticipation of the impending storm, makes the progress rushed and unseemly. As with each passing second that leaps along you are waiting for that first drop of rain, a tap on your arm, informing you that the time has come. With luck we found a spot for the tent and got a hot meal prepared and eaten. At about 2am the rain started and never let up. Come sunup we found the tent on the verge of leaking and with potentially 2 days of non-stop rain we had to make a decision; stay in this tent for the next 24 hours, a tent that hardly fits two people or launch out into the cold driving rain and head south, in search for dryer and warmer accommodations. The unfortunate part was that this site had the biggest and grandest trees of the all...and we had planed a run through the park which would have been awesome... We rode 5 hours through the rain and cold to our destination where we feel into deep relief having a bed and an actual TV..internet and phone service were still absent but one thing at a time!
Tomorrow we head south again for a hostel....hopefully we get better weather!
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| The first view of the pacific coast! |
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| After a long push to get ahead of the storm we arrive super late to the camp.... |
Sept 24th - Heading out of camp in the rain
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| Breakfast being made, as it was pouring outside. |
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| Washing dishes the hard way! |
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| Heading out in the cold rain with a wetsuit on! |
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