I am officially riding alone again. It is different. The highlight of the day was crossing a floating bridge and then taking a ferry from Port Townsend to Whidby Island. The air temperature is so much cooler when riding near the water. When I turn inland it just hits me like a wall. Then I am back at the water’s edged getting cooled off by the ocean breezes.
The roads were good and the weather was good. At the campground I stayed at a hiker biker site and it was more of a hiker site than bike site. This meant I had to push my bike for a little bit through the forest to get to one of the designated camp sites. It was quiet and there was someone already at one of the sites but I never heard or saw them the entire time.
This State Park was a former military installation constructed specifically to ward off an attack from the Japanese in World War II. I am familiar with the forts on the east coast but had no idea there were some on the west coast. The installation was open so people could walk through the passageway.
The best part of this day was the sunset. It was absolutely beautiful.
Today’s stats: total mileage 72.05 miles, average speed 12.0 mph, total elevation gain 3881 feet, elevation loss 3691 feet, maximum speed 45.9 mph.