Day 43: Mt Vernon,Or to Prineville,Or
Day 43: Mt Vernon to Prineville
Miles on the road: 108
Route: Hwy 26 West
Weather: 50’s in the morning,90’s in the afternoon,partly cloudy
Terrain: 40 miles of flats……70 miles of hills including 2 mountain passes
Songs stuck in my head: “Solsbury Hill” –Peter Gabriel “Walk on” –U2
“High enough” –Damn Yankees
Average Speed: 16.2 mph
Post-ride drink of choice: Starbucks Caramel Machiado (frozen)
Miles on the track since May 27th: 3,168
Miles to Seaside,Or: 240
# of centuries ridden: 7
QUOTE OF THE DAY: Old man at the motel: "Oh yeah, that town you'll be in, that's a really big town."
Tom: "Oh, ok. Like how big?"
Old man at the motel: "Well, it's pretty big. They've got a Walmart."
Tom: (searching for a proper response) "Oh, yeah, um, ah, cool. I guess it's pretty big then. Thanks."
TODAY'S RIDE.....
Today was definitely a great day to have a support crew. Anytime time you go 100+ it's nice not to have to carry your gear.....today especially. The hills were big and the sun was hot but the Randvan rolled safely into Prineville. Border to border, Oregon might be the most beautiful state I've ridden through. And I've heard that I haven't even seen the best parts yet.
WHERE’S YOUR PANTS……
By far the funniest moment of this day occurred when I was approximately three miles into my first mountain descent, and I saw a man walking on the other side of the road without any pants on. Yeah, no joke. And I thought I had seen it all. Guess not. (sorry, no picture available) So the question that everybody wants to know……was this guy wearing any drawers? Well, let me just say that his shirt came down just far enough, so we can’t be totally sure. But really I’m not sure I care to know. I will say though that’s the hardest I’ve laughed at 35 mph on this entire trip. This guy was wearing a fairly nice backpack, as well as one of those sombrero-type hiking hats, but no pants. What's the deal? He definitely did not have the homeless look. So, the question then is what kind of statement is this guy trying to make? Could he be without pants for the purpose of raising money? Could he be walking across the country to raise money for people who don’t have any pants?? “The 2006 Pantless Walk.” Or was this guy just a little bit to hot? Hmmm, we’ll probably never know.
THE COOLEST THING THAT I’VE HEARD ALL WEEK…..
Drew, age 9, of Oregon, heard about the orphaned kids in Ethiopia, and he decided to do something about it. Upon hearing about the kids, Drew went home and put price tags on many of his own things he decided that he no longer needed. Then, Drew went to his family, friends, and neighbors, and sold these things, giving the money to Food for the Hungry. How rad is that? Nice work, Drew. I’d like to shake your hand my friend.
SHOUT OUTS.....
-The Stafford Inn of Prineville
-Marge from "At Home" Antiques and Decor
1 Comments:
Of course facial hair never hurt in the oval office:
Martin Van Buren - large mutton-chops
Abraham Lincoln - beard
Ulysses Grant - beard and mustache
Rutherford Hayes - beard and mustache
James Garfield - beard and mustache
Chester Arthur - mustache and sideburns
Grover Cleveland - mustache
Benjamin Harrison - beard and mustache
Theodore Roosevelt - mustache
William Taft - mustache
Ride Mutton Chops Ride.
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