Stats: Distance: 74.93 mi Average Speed: 11.5 mph; Max Speed: 37.7mph Elevation gain: 4,324 Average Temp: 69.6 F; Temp range: 55.4-87.8 F Story: Jo and Craig set me up with coffee and a breakfast of fruit, granola and yogurt.…
Day 17 Clearwater National Forest, ID to Lolo Creek Campground, MT
StatsDistance: 67.7 mi Average Speed: 10.5 mph; Max Speed: 32.5 mph Elevation Gain: 5,279 ft Average Temp: 72.5 F; Temp Range: 48.2-100.4 F Story: The campground I passed up last night had a sign about bears having been spotted…
Day 16: Stites ID to Clearwater National Forest, ID
Stats: Distance: 54.65 mi Average Speed 11.2 mph; Max Speed: 25.4 mph Elevation gain: 3,215 ft Average Temp: 83.3 F; Temp Range: 59.0-96.8 F Story: Last night around 9 PM, as I was reading a bit before going to…
Day 15: Riggins, ID to Stites, ID
Stats: Distance: 69.33 mi Average Speed: 9.8 mph; Max Speed: 36.4 mph Elevation Gain: 4,745 ft Average Temp: 74.4 F; Temp Range: 50.0-89.6 F Story: It was bright out until well after 9PM last night, and I had a…
Day 14: Cambridge, ID to Riggins, ID
Stats Distance: 82.72 mi Average Speed: 12.1 mph; Max Speed: 36.1 mph Elevation gain: 2,865 ft Average Temp: 79.4 F; Temp Range: 64.4-95.0 F Story: What a difference a day makes. After yesterday’s brutal heat and climb, it was nice…
Day 12: Baker City, OR to Halfway, OR
Stats Distance: 56.04 Average speed: 10.4 mph; Max speed: mph 34.4 mph Elevation gain: 3,294 ft Average temp: 84.7 F; Max temp: 53.6-100.4 F Story: I woke up before my host, but we had set up for that, putting out…
Day 10: Prairie City, OR to Bates State Park, OR and back to Prairie City, OR
Stats: Distance: 16.88 mi Average speed: 9.3 mph; Max speed: 23.0 mph Elevation gain: 1,728 Average temp: 46.5 F; Temp range: 39.2-57.2 F Story: I slept very well again last night in my quilt on a comfortable bed. I…
Day 7: Sisters, OR to Ochoco Lake County Park, OR
Stats: Distance: 50.5 Average Speed: 11.9 mph; Max Speed: 32.0 mph Elevation Gain: 1157 ft Average Temp: 83.4 F; Temp Range 62.6-100.4 F Story: Jim & Patty continued to be excellent hosts this morning, brewing some stellar coffee before I…
Day 5: Corvallis, OR to Blue River, OR
Stats Distance: 85.58 Average Speed: 12.2 mph; Max Speed: mph 25.2 mph Elevation Gain: 2,222 Average Temp: 61.4 F; Temp Range: 50-75.2F Story The day got off to a wonderful start, with a hot breakfast provided by my host (thank…
Day 3: Pacific City, OR to Rickreall, OR
Stats: Distance: 64.41mi Average Speed: 11.9 mph; Max Speed: 33.3 mph Elevation gain: 4028 ft Average Temp: 63.9; Temp Range 53.6-84.2 F Woke up after a better night’s sleep than I expected. I overestimated how much clothing I would need…