Day 9: Frissel Crossing to Kaihanie Camp

July 18, 2017

I bravely pushed through the briers and brambles to scout out today's route, in a very manly way I should add. But then Jen reminded me we were traveling by bicycle, not canoe.

Frissel was a nice camp, pretty quiet with only one other group and a few deer. The deer were delicious.

We slept until 8, ate breakfast and started riding at about 10:00.

Slacker miles today! Although we did climb 1100 feet in about 3.5 miles, which is 97% grade. Wait, fuzzy math there... let me check again... ok it comes to about 5.9%. Not shabby, and the steep climb reinforced the need for calories. We craved milkshakes and pizza. It reminded me of cravings I have had while backpacking.

We stopped along the way and hiked a short trail into a meadow, where we spread some more dog and cat ashes. The beauty and solitude of this area is astounding. I think we saw 3 cars all day and arrived at camp at about 1:30.

The Kiahanie Campground backs up to the North Fork of the Willamette, and our site had a nice little private beach to rinse ourselves and clothes.

I seem to be straddling the line between sanity and insanity

We spread some pet ashes in this nice meadow.

The Aufderheide was devoid of cars and offered great views and riding.

Today's ride: 17 miles (27 km)
Total: 146 miles (235 km)

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