Getting better each mile

Yesterday we started about 7:45 am and rode until 8:00 pm. We did stop along the way to take some pictures. The road is like a two lane country highway but in places there is loose gravel and bumps. Most of it is regular paved highway. There is more traffic than I thought. A lot of campers and a lot of big trucks. But the further we get the less the traffic. Each mile is better. The distances here are vast. Miles and miles of valleys with creeks/rivers running through them. Mountains galore and wide expanses of mountains on both sides with views that are beautiful. The day was perfect except the last hour and a half when we rode through a steady rain. My new boots he'd up great and my riding suit as well. We did stop at a hotel which is expensive for what you get, but at least it's dry. We meet two other single riders at a gas stop and they are stopped here two. We probably have two more riding days, maybe three before we reach Fairbanks. I definitely underestimated the time it would take. Hope and pray for some more dry weather please. It makes it a lot nicer.