St. Helen's to Deep Creek Campground Mt. William National Park (22 April 2009)

Its amazing how much other peoples energy affects mine. I try to stay in tune with myself, but its so easy to be thrown off balance. Mind was kind of blank for lots of the ride. had to consciously direct myself away from paranoid 'attacker' thoughts. The road was pretty good until the turnoff for Eddystone Point Lighthouse. That's when the corrugated, sandpit hell began. Wow, it made me cranky and my body can feel it tonight, ouch. Finally made it to the lighthouse carpark. Only two fishermen bringing their boat out of the water. I rode up to the lighthouse and was hit with an intense amount of loneliness. There were pieces of dead birds everywhere and the lighthouse door was locked. "I miss my dad. I want Dad here." A connection to driving down the Oregon Coast with Dad, I suppose. The ride to the campground was a bit better. On the way there I said to myself, "I want a family." Ask and you shall receive. The only other people there were a couple and a young girl. Calum, Lucianne, and Morag, originally from Scotland. Super friendly. Fed me 'hippy soup' which was delicious and so much more appealing than sandwiches! Sat around sharing stories - Calum spent 6 months cycling through Nepal and India on a single speed, crazy! And now he does lighting on all the Survivor sets, how cool to get to go to all those places! I'm so glad I feel safe tonight. Amazing stars.
St. Helen's to Deep Creek, Mt William National Park
Total K's: 61.79
Avg Spd: 14.2 k/hr
Max Spd: 116 k/hr? Hmm, Mr. Bike Computer most have gone a little cuckoo on that crap sand road.
Hours on bike: 4:19
KM Scary Hill Rating: 3/7
Crap Road Rating: 4/7