Stats: Distance: 40.2 mi Average Speed 10.9 mph; Max Speed: 32.2 mph Elevation Gain: 2,283 ft Average Temp: 70.0 F; Temp Range: 46.4-89.6 F Story: Today was a very short day. At 40 miles, it included one mountain pass. The…
Day 7: Sisters, OR to Ochoco Lake County Park, OR
Stats: Distance: 50.5 Average Speed: 11.9 mph; Max Speed: 32.0 mph Elevation Gain: 1157 ft Average Temp: 83.4 F; Temp Range 62.6-100.4 F Story: Jim & Patty continued to be excellent hosts this morning, brewing some stellar coffee before I…
Day 6: Blue River, OR to Sisters, OR
Stats: Distance: 54.6mi Average Speed: 9.58 mph; Max Speed: 33.14 mph Elevation gained: 4,514.4 ft Average Temp: 70 F; Temp Range: 41-86.0 F On the Climb: Distance 22.5 mi Average speed: 6.98 mph; Max Speed: 24.78 mph Elevation gained: 3,805.8…
Day 5: Corvallis, OR to Blue River, OR
Stats Distance: 85.58 Average Speed: 12.2 mph; Max Speed: mph 25.2 mph Elevation Gain: 2,222 Average Temp: 61.4 F; Temp Range: 50-75.2F Story The day got off to a wonderful start, with a hot breakfast provided by my host (thank…
Day 4: Rickreall, OR to Corvallis, OR
Stats Distance 27.92 Average Speed: 11.5 mph; Max Speed 27.2 mph Elevation Gained: 821 ft Average Temp: 71.3 F; Temp Range 64.4-82.4F Story Today was a lovely day. I woke up and it was a bit on the chilly side,…
Day 3: Pacific City, OR to Rickreall, OR
Stats: Distance: 64.41mi Average Speed: 11.9 mph; Max Speed: 33.3 mph Elevation gain: 4028 ft Average Temp: 63.9; Temp Range 53.6-84.2 F Woke up after a better night’s sleep than I expected. I overestimated how much clothing I would need…
Day 2: Manzanita, OR to Pacific City, OR
Stats Distance 60.05 Average Speed 11.0 mph; Max Speed 25.2 mph Elevation Gain 2,895 Average Temp. 65.5 F; Temp Range 53.6-82.4 F I woke up feeling much better than I had when I went to sleep. I don’t plan to…
Day 0: New Jersey to Astoria, Oregon
Today is the first day of my trip, and yet it isn’t. I woke up at 5:30 this morning to my father knocking on my door. We both had planes to catch: me to Portland, him to Atlanta. As is…