the downside of that? how about riding a bike through solid fog, freezing temps, and slush on the road crossing Chinook Pass on HWY410... ON THE 5TH OF JULY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY!
to boot, that was the route I chose to get to the Columbia Gorge, as most roads in the Gifford Pinchot were still impassable with several feet of snow! GLOBAL WARMING? MY ASS!