Roosevelt Washington to Biggs, Oregon

Aug 2, 36 miles.

I mentally prepared for this. We shortened our day to 36 miles. I rode on Rte 14 and Steven crossed into Oregon on the John Day Dam around 20 miles. The ride was slow due to the strong winds. I accepted that my average speed would be between 7-9mph. I averaged 8.9 while climbing over 1500' throughout the ride. The ride was beautiful and the morning temps were cooler up high and that helped. I didn't count but there were many hundreds of wind mills storing power from the wind.

We are staying in Biggs, Or., Population Zero. It's a truck stop nestled in the mountains above the beautiful

 Columbia River.

4 days of riding to go!

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