One of the two riders we met at the top of the Spiral Highway. Note the radio headset he had so he could talk to his friend.
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Dave chatting with a cyclist at the top of the Spiral Highway. The cyclist said they have races up the hill that are very popular.
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Cyclist again. Aprilias in the foreground.
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Dave and I parted ways that Tuesday morning. I was on the road by 6:00 AM, and approaching the Rattlesnake Grade in southwest Washington, just south of Anatone soon thereafter. What a great sign.
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And what a killer road. Huge elevation change in a short distance with twisty after twisty.
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Rte 129 winding down Rattlesnake Grade to the Grande Ronde River below.
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Found some free range livestock at the bottom of the grade. That was a jolt.
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Coming up the Oregon/south side of the grade on a beautiful sunny morning. More great curves.
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Rte. 3 winding down into Enterprise, Oregon. I really wish I had time to ride Rtes. 82 and 39 down into Hell's Canyon from there. It's supposed to be great. But 657 miles that day was more than enough.
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I hadn't been on Rte 244 between La Grande, Oregon and Lehman hot springs. It's yet another superb road with gorgeous scenery. We stayed in a cabin at Lehman hot springs on our trip last year.
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Just a nice set of curves in eastern Oregon.
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Waaaaay out in the middle of nowhere, and I mean nowhere, between Wasco and Condo, Oregon, this house sits all by itself amidst the fields of grass. You gotta wonder, who lived there?
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