I a cool water bottle with a water filter built in at a hardware store in baker city. That's a weight off my mind as I can now drink stream water as I ride. They also serve great ice cream here so I treated myself. My Brookes saddle is stRting to crack so I thought I'd get one like this lol!
Thursday, 28 June 2012
This fantastic adventure continued today. I woke up to the sound of motorbikes leaving to go back to Denver..then set out in the direction of baker city. It turned out to be another tough ride as the heat of the day kicked in and I was faced with three passes of over 5000ft and an endless hunt for water. The scenery got better as the day went on and I followed
The powder river. I have learnt that the word pass is code for pain and torture on the climbs here lol! I met some ladies touring on trikes going to Idaho. I found water at a fire stTion but only after I drank it realized it was heavy with iron so I rode several miles to a campground to get clean water and decided to make baker city to.igjt. the climbs are hard on my knees but the downhills are amazing! They go on for miles and miles. I saw lamas and longhorn cows . In baker city I met a great guy who is riding in the races here this week. Jody gave me lots of cool riding tips and a free floorspace to sleep on in his motel. I ate a tuna salad..well two actually as this was the first fresh salad I have found so far. This place is so cool and the people I meet are all so friendly. Why can't it be like this in the UK?
Today started late. I had thought to stay a day extra at the church and rest
My knees but coulnt as a bunch of lids arrived for bible class. Itool a slow ride along the river to my Vernon and onto prairie city. I was really tired and my knees were complaining. I stopped at a gas station and bought food as my map said no more stores for a long while. It was wrong and I carried the weight of the food I bought up Dixie pass..ouch. the pass I a ten mile climb up to 5277 ft and my knees were not having it. It took me all afternoon to make the summit and finally the campsite at the top. Along the way I had Lunch with a cyclist riding from Eugene to Idaho to see his girlfriend. I thought she must be worth it lol! The day was dominated by that one climb but I was rewarded with a stunning view . I took a video of it and forgot to tKs. Pic. Finally I found a campsite in the woods at summit where I met josh and Valerie cooking on a log fire . They are from Denver and had been motorcycling.g around Alaska. They cooked me a hot dog. It has been a very tiring day a.d my legs are overdue a rest. I only rode 53miles today mostly in sunshine but with some heavy showers In the morning. It's 8.30pm and I'm in my tent trying to keep warm as it is pretty cold up here.
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