At the start line! Yaay!
Continuing to yaaaay!!
Aparajita at the start line
Pair-snap!
Day1 - Restroom break
Relieved after restroom break
Style bhai on the bike!
Recovering under a shady tree at the stop after lunch on day 1
Back on the road!
Noone paying attention to Sree!
Helmet decoration - Asha for education of children - Two kids fashioned from tennis balls and reading a book on 'Stochastic processes' (Really!)
Wow... that lovely trail. Just where I saw the snake.
Closer up view of the trail.
the path in front. All the other bikers are far behind... or far ahead :)
Another shaded and lovely route beside a lake
The lake is on one side
Now you see it! Sree is standing like a school kid, dont know why!
Vaibhav insists on getting one more snap!
Now he insists on being in it :)
Sree making use of the time in his restroom stop
Am in line for lunch
Still waiting, till smiling!
Munching happily!
Filling up with water
THAT's a hill!
Glimpse of Portland!
Lewis-Clark bridge... what an experience
Done! At Halloday Park
How the finish line looked!
Vineet, Ankur, Sudarshan, Narendra, and Arvindnear the start line with our bikes.
Leaving for home... Ravi, Srijan, Sree, me and Aparajita
Narendra and me near the start line.
Vineet modeling his Asha gear.
Sudarshan and I lined up and ready to go!
Pritam is all jazzed, on to Portland!
The scene at the start line.
What a surprise! Sudarshan's on the phone! Tulsi putting away things while Srijan hungrily eyes the food stalls.
The whole gang! Why is Sakula squatting? Apparently biking 200 miles is not enough of a workout for his quads!
Raji and Sudarshan waiting for a train to pass. Sudarshan seems confused...
Mt. Rainier
Ankur stretching after finishing “THE HILL” in Puyallup. All in a day's work.
Everyone stretching at the Whole Foods food stop.
Vaibhav and Maris taking a break while Raji, Vijay, and Sangeetha try to comprehend the lack of good food.
The gang at the chocolate milk stop.
Sakula modeling his Asha ornaments.
Taking a break under some shade.
Centralia welcomes STP riders!
The (very desirable!) misting station at Centralia.
Everyone is happy to be at Centralia. Narendra seems a little more relieved than the rest.
With the clock tower at Centralia.
The clock at Centralia.
Extra ice creams must always be ready at hand.
Entering Chehalis. We thought we would find Bethel Church here...
Mt. St. Helens at dusk.
Mt. St. Helens in the distance behind the cows.
Showered and relaxing. We just got here but Pritam has been here for hours.
The gang having a well deserved dinner at Bethel Church.
Eating a hearty breakfast the next morning.
Bikers passing “The World's Largest Egg” in Winlock.
Getting charged for day 2.
Bikers at Winlock.
“The World's Largest Egg”. The people of Winlock have a strange way of putting themselves on the map.
The elusive goal for the STP riders.
The gang is all done! Good job everyone!
Aparajita blazing into the finish line.
The vehicles are down for the count. And Vani joins us at the finish line!
