32 miles
South of Mt Hood in the Cascade Mtns
Another bad campsite. Aarrggghhh!!! BLM campground in Maupin. We moved away from a site Fuat thought would get noisy...right next to a site that grew louder and more crowded as the evening went on. Around midnight I went over and asked them to keep it a bit quieter, trying to keep my tone friendly. A girl offered some earplugs. That wasn't going to help. About 3 am Fuat packed up his bedding and moved a couple of campsites away and "cowboyed out"! Shortly after he left they finally got quiet. Add campgrounds to the lengthy list of things to avoid when selecting a campsite! Just get me to the woods, please!!!
Service and no charge. Power and no service. Story of my iPhone this trip. Most of Oregon is not covered by At&T. Ya know why we no longer have roaming charges on phone bills? Cause there's no freakin' roaming!! No! I can be standing under a cell tower, but if it's not AT&T's, I'll have "No Service"! WTF??!!! Can't I opt to pay extra to be connected? What if I had an emergency? Is no one else upset about poor coverage. Or just me 'cause I get myself off in remote areas?
Yup, in the woods tonight. Left the desert this afternoon and began our assault on Mt Hood. Tomorrow we have a 15 mile climb to Govt Camp. And I think my legs hurt now. Oregon has been a lot harder than Wyoming or Idaho. Long, long climbs. Again and again. I'll have some respite as I head to the coast, but oh my...over the Cascades again later this month. Legs of steel they will be.
Fuat is not a believer. He thinks things happen coincidentally. But really? Again today. Needing water. We stop at a pull off because I'm checking out a nearby creek. And he goes and asks these folks at their car. And guess what! They brought extra water with them just in case they met someone who needed some. And that's not the first time. Are ya believing yet, Fuat? Trail magic and trail angels are EVERYWHERE!!!!
Another delicious dinner by Fuat.
Burritos with rice, refried beans, red pepper, radishes, cheese, and avocado. How am i ever going to go back to my usual "trail" food?
Note to Willing and Abal: try instant refried beans soaked with your rice. Bet it would be good!
Trying to do pics in blog again. If no photos show up it's because I had to delete them to upload. Maybe if I do, I'll see if I can send them separately.
Pedal on, Pedal on
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