Up this AM @ normal just b4 7:00. At 8:30 i have my last PT appointment. I needed 1 hr 15 min to take care of morning activities: I measure h2o into my coffee cup and a measuring cup for oatmeal. The coffee h2o boils and i add it to the cold brew coffee extract for Tods Toddy. Cold brewing leaches less oil and caffeine amounts compared to hot h2o methods. Then I bring the oatmeal h2o to boil, reduce the heat, put the heat deflector under the pot, whisk in the oatmeal w/ a little salt and a hand full of blueberries. On the other burner I am toasting 2 slices of real bread one side at a time. I butter the toasted side then turn the other side to the flames. The toast is finished b4 the oatmeal that simmers for 10 mins. I slather a jelly on the toast and eat it w/ my coffee. Oatmeal timer is down I stir in diced walnuts and sweeten w/ real maple syrup. Now I am elbows to the table. I scrape the pan clean then pour sink h2o in and scrub off the left over oatmeal then empty the pan outside. I put clean h2o in the pot and put it on the stove to warm for hot dish h2o. I add a small amount of Dawn detergent to the pot. Off the stove goes the pot and I use it as a dish basin to wash dishes. I rinse the dishes in sink h2o then put sink h2o in the pot and put it back on the stove to heat for final rinse. I rinse the dishes out of the same pot and place them on my dish drying rack. Then I dry them off and put them away and clean up the kitchen. Brush my teeth, take my meds, and brush my hair.This takes about 45 mins. Every day.
I left camp @ 8:15 for the drive to Rebound PT which I made the front desk 2 mins early.
Rebound PT is a multi location Bend PT clinic. I had seen the offices as I drove around Bend that’s what I knew about them. I found them thru a search of PT providers from my insurance web site. I saw many PTs al w/ same address. My thinking was lots of PTs @ same location equaled open time. I stumbled onto a first rate clinic that aggressively and completely treats the body’s physical issue. I was cupped again which leaves these maybe 3″ dia sucker marks on my skin. The cupping affects the deeper muscle, when loosened muscles slide over each other. The clicking I hear is from the rigid muscles sliding against each other. I was given more at home exercises. Wow.
Afterwards I drove out to Phils w/ intention of an easy ride. early in the ride my head was against it. As I warmed up maybe my brain gave in and pushed my body to completion. I rode Grand Slam that has some basalt chunk on it. I climbed to upper end of Phils then dropped down to pick up Whoops, a bike park trail w/ big berms, tables, small gaps. I actually got into it a little bit albeit a slower speed that minimizes the amount of air under my tires. 22 miles, 2 hrs 38 mins and 2207′. Hardly an easy ride.
Phils TH is just outside of city limits on USFS land. Big trail system w/ lots of loops to put together. Lots of riders ride here filling the TH parking lot and trails. It’s a good thing. I like Bend.
Afterwards a short drive towards town stops @ Snap for a shower. I drive a little further to town and catch 10 Barrels for a beer. Afterwards it is several lateral blocks to Newport Market for groceries then dive back out to camp spot beyond Phils. That is a normal ride day here.
Did my wash this AM after PT then drove into town to the library to copy the internet ride info on Castle Rock O’Leary trail over @ McKenzie Bridge that I will ride after Oakridge.
Tomorrow I drive back down to Oakridge for several days. This weekend is a trail work project that I will help on.
The weather forecasts called for precip that never fell per the forecast. What did barely wetted the dry trails. If you got first tracks the tread was super, almost the same as first ski tracks. Phils is mostly about pedaling w/ little chunk. Literally miles of trails carving thru machine cut P’pine forests. Very open because of timber management. Up higher deep forest. To me just a great place to ride. I yield to all uphill pedalers and almost every other on the level. I stand my trail when climbing, sometimes yielding to the unknowing down hill rider.
Friend Terry from Spokane told me about 10 Barrels for craft beer several years ago. I checked it out then it became my go to beer place. Over the years I have sen the same bar tenders as they me. They all call me by name and I the same. I linger over one beer then bid adieu.
Wed was a rest day.