The day started with a ride into downtown Bend to meet Nicole. She helped serve us last night and agreed to learn more about what we could expect as we headed east and to ride with us out of Bend. We had breakfast, shopped, gathered our panniers, and headed east. After 20 miles she said goodby and headed back to Bend.
Louis and I trudged on. We knew that this stretch of rode did not have many options for camping, eating, or dining. The vistas were spectacular. Vast expanses of land punctuated by buttes and hills. We saw little wildlife. We did see a golden eagle.
Two hailstorms complicated our trip. The second occurred towards the end of the day, leaving us cold and wet, the bane of touring. When we reached the campground I thought would be our destination, we discovered that it was simply a place to bring campers, we did not see any tents. The two women who served us lunch at Brothers gave us the number to Riley. A quick call and we had a reservation for a room with kitchenette, Direct TV, and Internet. We proceeded to ride like men possessed for 7 more miles to reach Riley. We arrived with frozen hands and feet and enjoyed the best warm shower.
Here is a map of our general route: http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/246340575. It shows that we started at an elevation of 3636 ft, climbed 2090 vertical feet, and ended at 4216 ft. The maximum elevation was 4634 ft. We had 1 class-3 climb.
Here is a map of our general route: http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/246340575. It shows that we started at an elevation of 3636 ft, climbed 2090 vertical feet, and ended at 4216 ft. The maximum elevation was 4634 ft. We had 1 class-3 climb.
Louis and Nicole at breakfast
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