June 12, 2013
Shoutout to Andrea Schmidt, Happy 22nd . We called her and sang happy birthday. Grandma Jean would have been proud.
Day started off very chilly. Had to put our woolies on.
Warmed up as we rode. Met Sue at
Starbucks at Redmond. She did some
shopping at Ray’s Grocery. Things seem
more expensive here. We then continued
on along Route 126 and met Sue at a reservoir.
She went ahead and got a camp spot in a city called Mitchell at a city
park. No showers again. Great roads.
Lots of flat, minimal traffic, and all in all a good riding day. Did 92 miles.
We got done about 2:00.
Would have gotten done earlier, but we had to stop for Jack to pick a
quarter off the ground. Trying to
finance the trip I guess. Anyway, he didn’t pick up quarter because it
was tails up, bad luck. We also had to
stop twice to pick up Jeff’s mirror which kept coming off. The second time it came off on the longest
downhill we have been on coming down a
hill into Mitchell. Jerry stopped
and picked it up. What a good soldier. There will be something extra in his stocking
at Christmas.
Mitchell is a town right out of the Twilight Zone. Have not seen Rod yet. Waiting for the first tumbleweed to go
past. Jerry thinks it is like the city
in Wild Hogs. Same lady owns the Hotel,
the café, the country store, and the gas station. And she pumps the gas. High school has 30
kids. No opening for an AP calculus
teacher. Hotel is immaculate, right out
of a movie. Ironic though because a Bud
Light truck stopped to deliver beer. I
guess they go everywhere. You would have
to see this town to believe it. We went
to the café and got a desert. Blueberry
coffee cake with ice cream on top. City
has no radio, no television, and no cell phone service. Verizon needs to get on this. Some people have Direct TV or Dish. Lady at the café said they used to have Dish,
but they couldn’t get the Oregon State
games so they had to switch. Rivalry
between OSU and OU is tense. OSU is the
Beavers and OU is the Ducks.
Saw unbelievable scenery.
Now we know where they film all those Westerns. Area is called the
Painted Hills. Again, you would have to
see it to appreciate it. The cliffs,
rock formations, the mountain rivers and streams, Ponderosa Pines, and the ground being
different colors made it a sight to see.
We met a couple from Vancouver going from Portland,
Oregon to Portland, Maine. They are
music instructors. They are doing it
unsupported. We also saw a story in the
paper about a recent high school gradiate riding along our same route to
Asheville, NC to go to college. He left
from Benton which is near where we are currently. His trip will be 3000 miles and he has to be
there by August 20. He is doing his
unsupported also.
Answers to trivia questions. Babe Ruth wore number 3 because he batted
third in the lineup. Two states where
gas stations cannot be self serve.
Oregon and New Joisey.
Sue is doing a fantastic job as Project Manager of the
adventure. Meals and provisions and her
organizing of everything has been tremendous.
Keep the luck and prayers coming. Can’t get too much of those.
Jeff, Jerry, Jack
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