Stats Distance: 61.24 mi Average Speed: 10.7 mph; Max Speed: 31.2 mph Elevation gain: 3,770 Average Temp: 87.7; Temp Range: 64.4-104.0 F Story I’ll be frank; today kicked my ass. The morning was beautiful, and I took my time about…
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 11: Dixie Pass Summit, OR to Baker City, OR
Stats: Distance: 57.84 mi Average Speed: 12.7 mph; Max Speed: 35.7 mph Elevation gain: 2,754 ft Average Temp: 67.3 F; Temp Range: 46.4-82.4 F Story I woke a bit later than usual, but well rested in more ways than one.…
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 9: Mitchell, OR to Prairie City, OR
Stats: Distance: 82.5 mi Average speed: 11.9 mph; Max speed: 32.3 mph Elevation gain: 4,598 Average temp: 68.2 F; Temp range: 57.2-78.8 F Story: I slept like a log. Rarely, even on good nights, do I wake up in…
Day 8: Ochoco Lake County Park, OR to Mitchell, OR
Stats: Distance: 40.2 mi Average Speed 10.9 mph; Max Speed: 32.2 mph Elevation Gain: 2,283 ft Average Temp: 70.0 F; Temp Range: 46.4-89.6 F Story: Today was a very short day. At 40 miles, it included one mountain pass. The…
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 6: Blue River, OR to Sisters, OR
Stats: Distance: 54.6mi Average Speed: 9.58 mph; Max Speed: 33.14 mph Elevation gained: 4,514.4 ft Average Temp: 70 F; Temp Range: 41-86.0 F On the Climb: Distance 22.5 mi Average speed: 6.98 mph; Max Speed: 24.78 mph Elevation gained: 3,805.8…
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 4: Rickreall, OR to Corvallis, OR
Stats Distance 27.92 Average Speed: 11.5 mph; Max Speed 27.2 mph Elevation Gained: 821 ft Average Temp: 71.3 F; Temp Range 64.4-82.4F Story Today was a lovely day. I woke up and it was a bit on the chilly side,…