It’s amazing how the weather and geography changes east of the Cascades. While some rain fell in Sisters it was nothing compared to that endured on the western side. So, the ride to Prineville today was lovely. This is the land of ponderosa pines and sagebrush. After talking to a clerk at the Sisters bike shop I took a back-roads route to Prineville rather than the one recommended by the Adventure Cycling Association. It was fairly flat through valleys cupped by bluffs. Breathed in the lovely aromatic of dew drying on the sage and ponderosa. D and John, passed a ranch raising Andalusian and Lusitano horses. Rode past beef, wheat, organic vegetables and alpaca farms. Lovely. Met Dee for a Subway lunch in Prineville before heading 8 miles east to our resting sight at Lake Ochoco Campground on the shores of Ochoco Reservoir. We had the campground to ourselves save for one RV family. Cold but restful and dry night.
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