Saturday, June 10, 2006

Beautiful Prineville, Oregon!

Date: 6/10/06

We left from our motel in Camp Shermon at around 11:00 am. We got a late start because we knew we only had about 60 miles today. We were scheduled to have more but we found a place to stay with some very nice people in Prineville, which cut our day short by about 30 or so miles. Tomorrw might be a longggg day since we will have to make up for that.

It is amazing that on the east side of the cascade mountains everything is extremely dry, almost like a desert. On the west side the vegetation is completely different! Every tree is huge! It is much like a rain forest to the west.


(On the road to Prineville)


(Mountains everywhere!)

It could not have been a better day for biking! The whole ride was completely flat. Our only problems today were that Adam and I both got flats, flats are sooo annoying! We took out time and arrived in Prineville at about 5:45 pm.


(Pattt fixing a flat)

The house we are staying at is great! Dennis and Kim are very very nice and they made us a really good dinner!


(PhillyK overlooking Prineville)

-Pattt

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Keep up the blogging...I read it everyday

- Crouuuuwch (Klim)

Anonymous said...

Yeah, Pat (and everyone), thanks for the great blog. You've got two devoted readers in Silver Spring.
You guys take care.
FamilyK

Anonymous said...

Btw,
According to my calculations, you guys will have completed your first 1,000 miles at a point 15.5 miles past Baker City. You ought to have a little celebration (not that you seem to need much excuse to celebrate! ;) )
FamilyK

Anonymous said...

Amazing pictures keep popping up on the blog. Love this stuff. Thanks. Keep 'em coming riders.
Martin

Anonymous said...

phil looks sooooo emo in that pic... or maybe he's just looking downwards