Alpowa Summit west of Clarkston, WA.
Temp: 100 F
Wind: none
Start elevation: 700 ft
Stop elevation: 2700 ft
Distance: 12 miles
Time to top: about 2.5 hours
Bike: T800 Cannondale loaded with 55lbs of stuff (about 75 lbs total weight)
Me: Weigh more than I should but less than I have. Let's just say large

Age: Old enough to know better but too stubborn to admit it.
Shade: 4 trees about 5 miles in, then nothing. Not even an over hanging rock.
Watts: 247
Kcal burned: 2040
Days traveled to get to this hell on earth: 5
Days remaining until a rest day: 2
Days left until I got to go home: 18
Memories: Absolutely priceless!