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At 6 am, I wheeled my bike to the motel lobby to sample their breakfast. I’d already eaten my granola and yoghurt. I topped that off with a half-pint of chocolate milk, an egg/sausage/cheese breakfast sandwich, and coffee. Pleasantly full, I rode a quarter mile  to I-82 and headed north. The terrain changed quickly to…

Last night was cool even at an elevation of 1,500 feet. I got going at 6 heading east on US 12 toward White Pass (4,080 feet elevation). I hoped to eat breakfast #2 in Packwood after 16 miles of almost flat cycling. In Packwood, a local told me that there was not a sit-down breakfast…

I slept in this morning because of the overcast sky. Usually the early morning light wakes me. On the bike at 6:45 heading north and gaining elevation for climb #1 along Wind River Road. The 12-mile ride to Oldman Pass tested my strength as I ground uphill in my lowest gear. Three miles after the…

I enjoyed the comforts of the motel room, especially the bed, last night. My riding day began at 5:45 as I headed north paralleling I-205 on a paved bike path. After about 10 miles, I turned east on a series of paved paths along overhead power line corridors. Lots of homeless people created camps in…

Last night I fell asleep lying on my sleeping pad. By morning, the air cooled nicely. On the bike at 5:45 to catch the cool morning air. I headed west on Hwy 22 toward Slayton, 38 miles away. For 20 miles I kept seeing burned hillsides and scrapes where buildings existed prior to the fires.…

Up early and riding at 5:46 am. My route, US Hwy 20, ran north a few blocks east of the hostel. Soon I left Bend and rode on flat terrain clad mostly with ponderosa pines with pastures here and there. The 16 miles to Sisters featured views of the Three Sisters and Mt. Washington, all…