bend, the heart breaker

CHILLIN'

home sweet home in the camper. we had a nice meal and wine in a coffee mug. That is living large.

ROUGHING IT

I am pretty sure you could travel on roads like this for a year and never leave Oregon. We zigged and zagged across many roads like this one today. And we were really in the middle of what seemed like no where

The ROUND ABOUT

The flaming chicken as it is called by the locals, is an actual piece of art in the middle of a round a bout...a round about linking 6 single track mountain bike trails...wow, that is a dedicated trial crew!

HOLLIE SHREADING

These trails we rode today were so much fun and very well marked. COTA, is the organization responsible for the creation and maintaining the network of trails. They are also growing the number of miles of trail and linking up existing systems for some EPIC rides.

THREADING THE NEEDLE

Hollie getting it right, ripping through the dead woods. All day long, you can ride this kind of stuff.

Its bitter sweet that we leave Bend. We have no time line to leave, but we felt the need to get out of there. Bend has grown WAY UP! everyone is speeding around like they are late to somewhere! The hard part about it it that the access to the outdoors is second to none, but Bend is a major city...not just a little ski hamlet. SO we bolted after having some fun this morning.

After about 5 hours of WINDY driving, we stopped for the night in La Grande, OR. I dont think we will be here long. Tons of mosquitoes