Saturday, June 25, 2011

I-84 and Trains

Friday, June 24
~35 miles. Into the wind.
Trip total 740
South of Baker City

Yup, we biked on I-84 today for 15 miles. Couldn't get a hitch. Headwinds were the worst part.



Yup, those are kitty litter pails. Thanks, Dennis! They are working out great!

Yup, we were so tired we camped next to the train tracks that ran next to the road for the last 20 miles.

Yup, the trains are noisy! Especially when your head is not 100 feet from them. What were we thinking? We weren't. Too tired and hungry to think.

To bed before 8 pm.

Below was our only option for resupply this evening. Guess we'll be scrounging from the feed bags!! Doesn't look like Pleasant Valley is open.




Tomorrow off to the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center.

OMG! The trains are coming every 10 minutes. And tooting all the way. WTF? Our campsites are turning into disasters. But Fuat's so tired he's snoring away and missing all the action. Bike touring is hard work. Especially the first week. Maybe when we get into the mountains, we'll find some idyllic sites. None too soon.

Sprinklers. Trains. What next?

Pedal on, Pedal on

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