USNA 1973 Ride-2-Remember

Day 6, 9 August: Fossil to Mitchell, OR

A pretty chilly morning for Day 6, and my jacket was buried in the bag I told Mark I didn’t need.  Probably shorter and not as steep climbs as we’ve had, but we’re all starting to drag and it seemed harder than it should have. 

There were two long climbs and a very long (12-mile) descent, plus a nasty 11% grade surprise climb at the end.  We limped into town and stopped at the Tiger Town brew pub (and the only restaurant in town) for lunch, before even going to the house. 

The house is nice and roomy.  We held our evening quarters to honor Steve Coats with Eternal Father and a few words from Dave.  Tomorrow is a well-deserved rest day but I will be wearing the lanyard for both Ray Wenderlich and Mark Wheeler of First Company.

Mark and Dave made a great pasta dinner and salad, and some of us watched the sunset from the rear deck before turning in early.  Lots of catch-up on the blog and other admin coverage tomorrow.

Bill Montgomery