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Prineville/Bend
Tonight we are in Prineville. It’s a small town in eastern Oregon. The land has changed so much since we were getting rained on! After we left the coast, the elevation changed what plants were growing, but most areas were still very green and full of plants and birds. Then we crested the mountains, and…
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McKenzie Bridge/Sisters
I’m sitting in a town called Sisters, surrounded by Ponderosa Pines. Even the air is different here. It’s much drier. We camped at McKenzie Bridge last night. We didn’t have internet, and I couldn’t move the pictures from my phone to my laptop, so I didn’t write anything. I wish I had now, but the…
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Our Plan
After much planning, and making reservations, and canceling reservations, and making new reservations, we have come to the conclusion that riding alone is not what we want to do. Originally we wanted to just ride our bikes across the country, but we didn’t know what to do about our dog, who was deeply attached to…
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We’ve Got A Plan
This morning we took our Subaru to the mechanic. We rode our bikes back to our hotel, but on the way we discovered some lovely paths that go along the Willamette River. It was so nice to go around a corner and see the sun glinting off the water. We saw Canadian Geese, a gorgeous…
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Sunday
Today I had to cancel all our reservations for the rest of the month. We are sure finding it hard to get this party started! We have an appointment tomorrow morning to find out just what is going on with our car. It would cost around $9,000.00 to replace our transmission. I’m hoping that isn’t…
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Uh-oh
I was so jazzed about tomorrow. We headed to the store to get more ice, and the car sent it’s multi-light warning again. Also the engine revs on its own. I’m pretty sure our transmission is messed up. Tomorrow is Sunday (A great day) but the transmission shop is not open till Monday. The good…
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I got sunshine on a cloudy day!
The weather forecast had rain all day today, and there was a little rain. But we were able to take a couple walks and buy new toothbrushes. We searched everywhere and couldn’t find the ones we had, thought we lost them. As soon as we got back from the store we found them! Let me…
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The Car is OK!
Anyone who read yesterday’s blog knows that after our first day riding we got a lot of cold rain, questionable directions, and a check engine light on our dash. Oh, and 2 perfect sand dollars, my granddaughter would want me to mention those! After calling around looking for a mechanic who could help us, I…
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Still Raining
Today was our first official day of our bike ride. It didn’t go so well. Sterling started the day riding. I drove to our pre-planned lunch stop. I had a lovely morning walking on the beach. I have a few pics from that. Sterling ready to take off on our adventure, under the Astoria –…
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It’s raining, part 2
We woke up this morning in Astoria, OR to the sound of rain. I like the sound of rain, but it wasn’t what I was hoping for today. We just took the time to go over our planned route tomorrow, and to reorganize all our stuff. By afternoon it had stopped and we were able…
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