Woke up early today, anxious to get going. It was a beautiful morning, blue skies, sunshine, and a gentle breeze. The tall grasses along the sides of the road were gently bending in the direction of my travel, as if they were pushing me along. Me and my trusty steed say goodbye to Winthrop and the snow capped Cascades. After reaching the town of Riverside I went into the Town Hall and spoke to a woman about my route ahead. This is the only store in Riverside - mostly some groceries and gas. She told me a shuttle bus could drop me off near the base of the next mountain in the "town" of Wauconda. So I waited an hour for the shuttle and jumped on. Unfortunately, the shuttle did not go to Wauconda but instead dropped me off at the Aeneas Valley Country Store - in the middle of nowhere!! The shuttle left and I went in and talked to the store owner about my route to the town of Republic. He promptly said "you'll never make it". None of the roads in this are...
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