Day #3, Welches to Kah-Nee-ta

We started the morning at 5:45 with breakfast at the Whistle Stop in Welches. Then made an early start up the mountain side with a 13 mile climb. That helps take the chill off a 35 degree morning. Every corner brought another postcard view, but I had somewhere to go, and couldn't stop for every one. It was amazing how as we came down the other side of the mountain, the climate changed from rain forest to high desert in a matter of miles. It was a roller coaster ride descending down the mountain and I reached a top speed of 36mph. as I snaked through the curves. The temperature reached 89 degrees on the valley floor. It was 1:00 when I pulled into the hotel. We are staying tonight at the Kah-Nee-Ta Indian Casino, but my money is safe as I am not much of a gambler, other than the occasional Powerball ticket. My bike computer worked today, must have scared it with the $25 replacement I had sitting next to it on the handle bars.


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