Spent a leisurely Sunday morning at the Rainbow Motel. The nice lady running the motel agreed to give me a late checkout, so I took more time than usual with my morning studies and prayers. Walked down to the Black Bear Diner for breakfast, then returned to clean the bike and get everything organized for … Continue reading June 19, 2016 Rest day in Bend –> Sunriver →

Woke up to a rainy morning. Since I was riding a relatively short 22 miles today, decided to wait for the rain to subside and leave at the checkout time of 11:00 am. Randy will be riding to Sunriver to stay with his friend Bill - an additional 20 miles or so beyond Bend, OR.We … Continue reading June 18, 2016 Sisters –> Bend, Or – 22.5 miles →

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!Awoke to the ringing of my phone at 5 am - my Mother winning the prize as first to wish me Happy Birthday. She sounded genuinely surprised that I was still in bed at 5 am and sounding sleepy. I assured her that I was getting up for morning studies after her … Continue reading June 17, 2016 Detroit –> Sisters, OR – 58 miles →

Heard Randy rustling about around 6 am and ventured out of the tent, pleasantly surprised that it was not raining and I was not freezing. The wool socks I purchased on the first Transamerica ride after freezing the first night camping had kept my feet fairly warm and my sleeping bag liner did its job. … Continue reading June 16, 2016 Ripplebrook Camp Ground –> Detroit, OR – 46.2 miles →

We decided to take the MAX light rail out to Gresham to avoid the traffic and start the ride from there. The Springwater Trail Corridor runs about 8 miles to Boring, OR. This is a paved bike trail and was a wonderful warmup for getting the kinks worked out when riding a fully loaded touring … Continue reading June 15, 2016 Portland –> Gresham –> Ripplebrook Campground – 46.6 miles →

Traveled to Portland to meet up with Randy for the Northwest Bike Tour ("NBT"). It was raining as my flight pulled into the gate. My thought - "better today than tomorrow when we actually start riding." Caught up with Randy at baggage claim and proceeded to the hotel. I had my bike with me, and started … Continue reading June 14, 2016 – Travel to Portland, OR →