Day 7: La Grande to Baker City
September 15, 2018
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Today's Highlights:
Our last day of Cycle Oregon Classic took us 58 miles back to Baker City with only 1800 feet of climbing. It was the easiest ride out of the 6 days, and equally as scenic as the others. In total this week, I cycled 385 miles and climbed 23248 feet.
I started at 6:45 AM this morning and was actually a little glad that it was...
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Day 6: Pendleton to La Grande
September 14, 2018
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Today’s Highlights:
Cycle Oregon gave us another awesome route today. We covered 57 miles and climbed 4662 feet. With all the climbing, a few water stops and a great lunch, it took me 6-1/2 hours. That’s almost double what a flatish 57-mile ride would take me.
I dressed lighter today. For the first hour it was 33 to 38 degrees, so it was quite...
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Day 5: Pendleton
September 13, 2018
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Today’s Highlights:
Today we stayed in Pendleton. It was nice not having to pack up and move. The ride today was optional and I, like many others, chose to not ride. Instead, I walked into town and checked out the festivities. The Pendleton Roundup is in progress. I didn’t attend the rodeo events, but I did enjoy all the native American art vend...
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Day 4: Elgin to Pendleton
September 12, 2018
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Today’s Highlights:
This morning I tried to wipe the dew off my bicycle seat and it wouldn’t come off. It was ice! I had to scrape it off! It was 33 degrees when I started riding at 7:00. I was bundled up again, but it didn’t really help. Within minutes my feet were numb and I was soon sweaty and freezing, and stayed that way for almost 4 hours.
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Day 3: Wallowa Lake to Elgin
September 11, 2018
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Today’s Highlights:
Today’s ride had some of the best scenery of any ride I have done. My day started at 5:00, with breakfast at 5:30 in the dark with temperature in the mid 30s. People are actually quite cheerful doing this. I started the ride at 7:00. It was 40 degrees and very cloudy. It stayed cloudy all day and also remained very cold for c...
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