The first day was HOT (Wesley)

So the first day went well. Doug and I were both tired from being too amped up for the trip to sleep. Late start. Once we got into the central valley it was hot as hell. My Ipod shut down it was so hot. In Yreka tonight in a hotel 6. Had a delicious dinner at Taco Bell and a few Jack and Cokes thanks to Doug carrying some in his spare oil can...we don't need spare oil anyway. Tomorrow an early start to Portland to see my sister and niece and brother in law. Al Lemire from Idaho is riding out to meet us for a day of riding to Vancouver Monday. We had a bunch of photos to upload but...Doug somehow erased them! Wanker! Hard to believe we have 20 more days of this. I always forget how taxing this many miles a day is on the body. Not much to say today. Just getting into the groove. Encountered a fellow ADV rider on the road and was given the obligatory ADV salute...the middle finger...its a motorcycle thing. I returned the gesture. Met up with them later at a truck stop and chatted a bit. They were doing way more miles than us and two up on a Vstrom with no rear brakes because they wore them out...but we are easing into it....we will be up to speed soon. More from Portland tomorrow...