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RA2: Lake Crescent

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Kalaloch WA to Fairholm WA A very rainy night at Kalaloch, but it finally stopped.  I slept quite well.  Temperatures dropped into the mid-40s, but the sleeping bag was warm and the tent dry.  I awoke around 5AM, dozed, and was all packed up by 6:30AM or so.  Sure was a good thing the rains stopped. Jack and I took a long 32 mile ride into Forks.  The ride took us first along the coast and then through some breathtaking scenery within the Hoh Rain Forest.  It is incredible to see how so many plant species crowd into every square

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RA1: Runnin’ Down the Dream

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Ocean Shores WA to Kalaloch WA Breakfast at the hotel, then the long awaited ceremonial dip of our bike tires in the Pacific.  The beaches here in Washington seem particularly wide and open, which only seemed to add to the pomp and circumstance of the event.  Linda took a handful of pics, and created a billboard for the RA tour in the sand.   Running Down The Dream. After some happy goodbyes, Linda finally hit the road and so did we, heading first to the local Tourist Information center and gas station to score some maps.  Because the roads into Ocean

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