Monday, June 26, 2006
Day 4
Odessa to Spokane - 75 miles
Another beautiful start of a day. Unfortunately a 20 mph head wind start about 1 hour into the ride. This continued for the entire day slowing everyone down.
We traveled from the open farm land to the pine forests of the Spokane area. I used a lot of water today with the temperature in the 90's today. Tomorrow will be our first rest day to explore Spokane.
After about two hours I was up front again. When I arrived in Spokane to check in to the dorm I was told we had an emergency on the road. Later I found out that one of our riders had been hit by a car and killed. The rider was hit on the shoulder by a car from the rear at 70+ mph. Apparently the driver was distracted and just drove onto the shoulder. We had a group meeting to discuss the issue but I am sure there are a lot of emotions that need dealt with.
