After breaking camp, our day started with 15 miserable miles of uphill climbing, then we hit the summit and coasted down into the Silvies Valley. On the ride uphill, I was stuck behind a woman who talked incessantly all the way up the hill to the poor person next to her - and here I was, huffing and puffing and ready to cough up a lung. Thank goodness I was able to pass her and get away from the chatter (not that I need to bike in silence, but geez - take a breath and enjoy the scenery!). Lunch was at the site of restored Silvies Valley School - and after a short rest, I was back in the saddle and on my way. We had another 7 miles or so of climbing before heading down into Burns, where we set up camp for the night. One of the volunteers helping to unload our gear from the trucks gave me a tip and told me to avoid the main camping area (which was a dirt ball field) and head a block west to camp in the city park - so I had a wonderful night's sleep on soft grass!
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| Route - Day 2 |
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| Lunch break at Silvies Valley School |
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| Peddling through the Silvies Valley |
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| Broadway Avenue - Burns: They shut down the street just for us! |
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| Burns City Park (luckily, I got to camp on real grass!) |
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