Here's Dave's brief account of STP from Saturday, the 17th.

Corrie,

My title of O.D.D is still intact. I did better my time from the last time I rode in 2003. First 100 miles in 5 hrs 30 min and the second 100 miles in 6 hrs. Average 17.6 mph.

Weather was about 55 when I started but seemed the temp dropped the some over the next few hours. It was totally overcast, not unusual for the coast, and finally burned off by the time I made it to Napavine so I finally got to warm up some. The crowds starting off on Saturday morning seemed larger to me. Made the start rather dicey. I'm not used to riding in such a large group especially with riders who cannot maintain their line in a pack. Instead of going with the flow and passing when safe they would dart around an through the large groups. Didn't get away from that nonsense till about the 50 mile mark. Never really got spread out so much that I could not see people ahead or behind me all the way to Portland.

I'll probably feel like doing it again in another 7 years of so

You and Linda have fun on the Bike Idaho ride. See ya in a couple of weeks

Dave