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Like the Providence Mountains behind me, I stretch, and I stretch, upward and outward, the cool 90-degree air enveloping us all

01708-me-sunset.jpg Sunset finally approaches like I knew it eventually would; I've been imagining its arrival from inside my tent for a while nowThumbnailsSunset at Kelso also means removing the tent's outer flap to let the hottest air escape through the screenSunset finally approaches like I knew it eventually would; I've been imagining its arrival from inside my tent for a while nowThumbnailsSunset at Kelso also means removing the tent's outer flap to let the hottest air escape through the screenSunset finally approaches like I knew it eventually would; I've been imagining its arrival from inside my tent for a while nowThumbnailsSunset at Kelso also means removing the tent's outer flap to let the hottest air escape through the screenSunset finally approaches like I knew it eventually would; I've been imagining its arrival from inside my tent for a while nowThumbnailsSunset at Kelso also means removing the tent's outer flap to let the hottest air escape through the screenSunset finally approaches like I knew it eventually would; I've been imagining its arrival from inside my tent for a while nowThumbnailsSunset at Kelso also means removing the tent's outer flap to let the hottest air escape through the screen

The light breeze and lack of direct sun refresh me. But I'm still exhausted from today's heat, from yesterday's heat, from riding too much yesterday, from not riding enough today, and from drinking too much hot water.