We pushed north and side stepped to Ukiah for burgers and more fuel. Then kept charging ahead. There were several blow-downs that had us overlanding into the brush to get around.
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Night 5 found us at Indian Lake. We were fortunate enough to get there early an dry out our gear.
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The next morning we were all eager to reach the end. We went over Summit Rd. which traverses the top of the Blue Mountains. The wild flowers were impressive.
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We were 30-40 miles from the end when I biffed. I was riding sweep and we were averaging 30mph. I don't remember going down, but came to getting up on my hands and knees. It took 3 or 4 tries to get the bike upright. Then I had to figure our which direction I came from and which way I was headed. Took me 15-20 minutes to catchup with the other guys. I was hurtin' for certain.
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We finished up at the Walla Walla airport and loaded up to transport home. The other guys had to unload my bike. Total miles, 981.
I slept like sh*t but was fortunate to get a chiropractor appointment this morning. Final tally was 5 separated ribs, tweaked neck, 2 partially dislocated shoulders, and torn muscles below my rotator cuff. All on the right side. He pushed everything back into place as well as possible. Now I need to take it easy and heal.
Bruised but not broken. Still not dead yet.