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 September 11th, 2020      This day we slept in a little bit (0730), knowing that we would be driving around Lincoln City. Let the sand dollar hunt begin! Brandon and I walked nearly 2 miles before I found one. Picking up trash off the beach rewarded me with the only sand dollar we found. For a secluded/nearly-private beach, there was plenty of garbage to find. Didn’t run into anyone else, but we did find a rotten deer rib cage and a small hut made of drift wood (pictured above).      While walking on the beach I discovered the news that Highway 101 South had been opened up through Lincoln City. This wouldn’t be changing our plans to skip riding that day, but it did save us an extra hour or two of driving. We only saw a few areas with proof of the fire that had moved towards town; luckily the fire was held outside Neotsu and did not proceed into Lincoln City proper. The air quality here was extremely unhealthy, which was also a reason not to ride today...

  Our trusty road team and their pups Due to fires surrounding Lincoln city, we decided to take a rest day and drive through to Newport, avoiding the smoke. Since there was not a ride to report for today, I decided to make a profile of our unplanned road team and their heroics! Hannah Head Chef, Sherpa, road support Hannah volunteered months ago to drive us to Astoria to begin our trip. Once she found out our itinerary included some of her favorite state parks she decided to join us for several nights along the way, driving my car along the route with supplies, and saving us lots of weight that we otherwise would have needed to carry. Hannah also came in clutch with some amazing seafood chowder that we made two dinners out of. 😋  With the smoky conditions, and unplanned re-routing, Hannah continued her services all the way to Florence, and we’ll miss her help throughout the rest of the journey. Thank you! Davita Chief of surgery Davita was a late addition to the road team, ju...