Still Friday July 20, the skies cleared and I decided to ride anyway to Republic. I climbed Sherman Pass, the highest in washington. The climb took three hours to cover 22 miles. On my descent, I was topping 40 mph and the wind Picked up, buffeting me all over the road. Then I spotted a huge storm coming so I decided tO try to outrun it. Trees were falling left and right and I barely beat it to the bottom. The entire town of Republic and most of the county is still without power. This was the scariest ride of my life.