Distance: 46.0 miles (over Loup Loup Pass)
We were rudely awakened early this morning by a tick ticking sound and the intermittent spraying of water on our tents, a rather unusual alarm clock.
In the midst of the confusion we discovered that, whilst setting up in the pitch black, we'd had a bit of a nightmare and erected our tents beside the park sprinkler system. There wasn't much we could do so we tried to get back to sleep and eventually the sprinklers shut off.
In the morning we headed into Twisp to do some Laundry and have a spot of breakfast at one of the local cafés before setting off up Loup Loup pass. It was a good climb but a lot hotter, more consistent gradient-wise and shorter than Washington.
After a hot climb we were met by a treat at the top in the form of a Milky Way bar and met mountain biker Glen who worked for highway maintenance. He gave us some insight into the local roads and bike routes in the area.Another great descent - steeper and faster than Washington.
Cycled over to Omak where we met Chay, ex-roadie for Ozzy Osbourne.., who doused us in copious amounts of mosquito spray and gave us some advice on camping. We found out why that night when we were eaten alive by thousands of bee sized mosquitos.
Ended up in Riverside rather than Taskonet due to setting off late but will make up the ground tomorrow on the way to Republic.
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