Day 5 - Republic to Colville

From Republic it was an 18 mile climb to Sherman Pass ( 5575 ft). The overall climb was 3000 ft. From the top of the pass it was nearly all downhill until the Columbia River. Going up to the pass, we passed through an old forest fire. The trees are coming back in, just like God intended through the seeds from the serotinous cones of the lodge pole pine and other shade intolerant species.
The ride down was through beautiful forested area with a stream running along the road (or I should say the road was built along the stream). We had lunch along the Columbia River and had a very short swim as the water was really cold.

I had to perform a repair on a new generation bottom bracket today. I'd never pulled one apart, but it went back together and adjusted just fine.





Total Distance: 60.11 miles
Total Climb:3672 ft
Total Time: 7:40
Bike Time:
Max Speed: 39. 8 mph
Calories:
Trip Distance: 342 miles
Over all Climbed: 19862 feet