08/10/23 Windy Point to Indian Creek CG

August 10, 2023

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It was a stiff, in my face wind from the moment I left Windy Point Campground to when I got to Indian Creek a few hours later. I hadn’t intended to stay, my destination being the campground at the top of White Pass and about 9 miles further on. But the grade got steeper for those nine miles and with the persistent headwind it just felt like work. It was barely noon when I decided this was a good time to stop. I had a leisurely afternoon in the trees, went to bed early and read myself to sleep.

My hydrologist friend Bob Bryce explained “This is a USGS stream gauging station. A brave hydrologist climbs in the cable car and at designated points across the stream lowers a current meter into the stream to measure the velocity of the water. From these measurements they determine river flow in cubic feet per minute or some equivalent unit.“

Traffic was light so I rode back and forth a couple of times to use the darkness to adjust my headlight. I’m always in bed by the time it’s dark enough to do this at night

Tieton River forms Rimrock Lake at Tieton Dam

I bought these poles in Ellensburg, they’ve been on my wish list for while. Not just for hiking but also as a defense against redneck dogs, though I haven’t met any of those since Idaho. For now they make excellent canes for hobbling around in the mornings and evenings

Today's ride: 20 miles (32 km)
Total: 3,309 miles (5,325 km)

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