September 15, 2006

A beautiful day. Made up the time I lost yesterday, rode mostly on back roads, and was pitching my tent at 5:00. I rested and ate well along the way. Put on plenty of sun screen. Drank 1.5l of Gatorade. Made up a batch of bulgur/TVP and threw in a can of Hormel's chili. Ate it with 2 bottles of excellent beer: Gritty's of Portland.

I hear crickets. I had not heard a cricket, though they abound in our yard, for years. Maybe American crickets, though no bigger, are louder than Canadian crickets. American squirrels are much bigger.