Day 9 - 60 Miles to McKenzie Bridge

Tuesday, June 3, began in the rain. It had rained all night long at my campsite by the truck stop and continued into the afternoon 'til about 2:00. Temperature is in the 50's. It was so hard to see that I had to really concentrate watching the white center line the whole time. Trip mileage is 489 miles. Ate a hotdog, snickers, hot cocoa, and a cappuccino in a bottle for lunch. I arrived at Paradise Campground after biking 60 miles, 50 of it climbing gradually. There are 2 other campers here in Paradise. The McKenzie River is one, amazing, fast, swift river. There are canvas-back ducks in the river. Enormous trees at least 200 feet tall hover above. Dinner was ramen noodles and package of salmon. Oh, for some good home cooking! I'm snacking on a chocolate chip cookie and hot tea. It was great to be out of Eugene and away from its traffic. Today is the first day it felt like I was trekking across America and back to nature.