Day 6: John Day to Baker City, Oregon
June 26, 2004
Miles: 83
Weather: Comfortable to start, warm to hot near the end
Coming
after yesterday's 117 miles and having three passes to climb this was
no picnic, but no worse than yesterday. Many of us were expecting
much drier, desert landscapes but they haven't materialized yet,
probably because we've stayed in the mountains.
Here are Jeff and Neal working on the first climb:
And a panorama from partway up that first climb (click on the photo for
a larger version):
Our highest point so far:
Russ and Ian at the second summit:
Fixer-uppers, just for you. I'll waive my standard commission!
For a while, we followed the Powder River out of the canyon. We
crossed it again in Baker City on the way to the motel:
Jeff and I chugged our way into Baker City, stopping to add some air to
another rider's slowly leaking tire. When we arrived in town, we
found our route blocked by a bike race:
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