Trek3 - Climbing McKensie Pass

That was work!! We had rain most of the night. Most of stayed mostly dry. We started with blue sky trying to get thru but then it soon started to rain. 21 miles to the pass, 10 plus miles up high, pumping the pedals in rain off and on. We stopped for some food at times but we got cold. We were told that it was 35 degrees at the top. No full gloves for two of us and two the gloves were soaked. I was concerned about hyperthermia. Beautiful lava fields at the top. Totally cloud covered. Sun started to peak thru a little. Stopped raining. We got in some dry clothes, ate our snack in behind the bathroom out of the wind and yes in the bathroom. Our core body heat never got too low. Going down was cold on the hands. But we had a great break at the bottom laying on the hot road, sun had come out on the east side of the mountain. Praise the Lord, He took care of us as usual. Rode on to Bend.