16-06-13 Day 78 Ochoco Pass – Mark Trail Bike

Biking the Trans America

2 Wheels, 6 Months, 1 Adventure

It was six miles all downhill to Mitchell.. Whoopee…. I like getting into town early for breakfast..  It was fifty miles and Ochoco with a 1,500 ft climb to Prineville. So I stopped into the grocery store…  Oh boy, it was like stepping into a black hole. I asked about a sandwich and I couldn’t get out of the store quick enough…. You wonder about life and why people are so grumpy…

Down the street to the Sidewalk Cafe, Daleen was shining bright.. Well with a little help from the big Smile on my face and a hungry stomach.

Jerry was there biking WEST…. wow the first Trans Am biker to past me.  I had no idea there was a west bound race also…  So crazy..  I congratulated him and asked a lot of questions. Did you see this?  Nope…  Did you see that?…. Nope….. I thought I was rushing across our country…..

I charged up, filled up, got a sandwich to go and started pedaling up hill… When I was two miles from the top, a pick up truck passed so slowly. …. It was Ken, from Portland, who I camped with along the Snake River… He stopped and told me all about his adventures with a bear and camped on top of a mountain with a expansive vista. He asked if I needed anything and off he drove..

As I started the descent down, the wind increased up….  kind of a balance.. Then the freshly chip sealed road….. That’s means … Freshly Graveled…  When I reached Prineville with 16 mph head winds I called it a day. First Taco Bell, then Crossroads Grill, IGA for ice cream and to the city park for sleep..  All the tent sites were taken so I slept on a cabin’s porch…   Nice…

Keys Creek Summit to Prineville, Or

54 miles

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