We got rained on for the first time today. But, it was a light rain, so we didn't fair too poorly. However, the clouds did suck all the color from the landscape, and we had to keep pushing on because we thought worse storms were behind us. In the end we were tired and sore after pushing for 65 miles, only to find that our chosen campground for the night was an RV Park, with no tenting sites set apart.
So, we paid $25 for an RV sight and then they wanted $.50 for three minutes of hot water in the showers. The highlight of the campground was a really nice family a couple of spots away who gave us two beers as we were setting up camp. In the morning we woke to receive the camphost in our site giving us a lecture about how cyclists are rude when they show up in this campground and don't always pay the fees, though we had ponied up and paid ours. To top it all off, someone let the air out of our tires in the night. After the beautiful Deschutes campground, well...
The unquestioned highlight of the day came in Roosevelt, WA. We stopped at a small Mini Mart to catch a snack and dry out a bit, only to meet the most wonderful old shop owner in Washington (maybe West of the Rockies). He was very cycle friendly and even kept a small journal with entries from all the cyclists who came through. He told us all about the history of the Gorge, the Lewis and Clark Rendezvous they had a couple years back, Native American ship engineering, and then gave us a bag of fresh Washington cherries. It you're ever headed through the Gorge in Washington make sure to stop in Roosevelt. You can't miss the Mini Mart, it's the only thing there.
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