Our hotel was enormous. Its long hallways reminded me of The Shining.
The hotel cannot find enough staff to operate properly. Breakfast was a disappointment. At this stage a couple of bowls of Raisin Bran and some coffee gets the job done.
After a tour of industrial Longview we rode back across the Lewis and Clark Bridge to US 30 in Oregon. The bridge is downright scary. It’s noisy and shaky and has shoulders filled with debris.
We were glad to be off of it except for the fact that US 30 to Portland is nearly as nasty. The shoulders were adequate and the debris was less but the trucks made for a deafening bike ride.
We rode. All business. Get her done. No need for excess hemoglobin because there were no hills to speak of.
After about 50 miles we left the highway to ride the street grid to Union Station. Corey went inside to check out the bicycle-on-train situation. He could have put his bike n the baggie car unboxed but decided to box it for protection anyway. Amtrak will provide the box and tape. He also learned that for a reasonable price he gets to head home tomorrow, a day earlier than planned.
After scoring an Amtrak win we decided to check into the NW Portland Hostel where I stayed in 2018. It’s located a few minutes from the train station, the bike shop I’m going to use to ship my bike home, and lots of hip places for bike tourist celebrities like us.
Note also that we have N95 masks for the event that we have to share our room with a Covid vector.
Tomorrow we’ll prep for our respective journeys home.
Miles today: 56 Tour miles: 3,449
A Few Spokes Shy of a Wheel 
Congrats on another successful bike trip. It was great traveling with you!
Thanks. We just returned from Powells Book Store.
Shoes in the trash must mean this is over!
The ride and the shoes are over
RIP to the shoes, they served you well. You three all did amazing, as did those you met along the way. A feat to be proud of indeed.
I’m amazed the shoes didn’t self destruct at the finish. There were days and days when we didn’t see anyone else on the road. Then we’d see a steady stream, often too many to chat with.
Congratulations!!!! I’m so happy I got to see you. Just found out today that the IBEW is sending me to a conference in DC in September, and I’m half tempted to stay an extra week so I can ride 50 States…
Happy trails in the future, but for now, happy plane ride.
Too bad the timing isn’t right. You have an open invitation to join the posse! So happy I got to see you in Redmond.