…and, we’re in Oregon!

It’s true.  We crossed over after we crossed a dam over Hell’s Canyon yesterday.  The fresh fruit here is delicious and the temperatures are shockingly hot.  The afternoon heat has peaked at about 100 today and yesterday, and the surprisingly desolate landscape in this part of the state provides little cover.  Looks like it’s time to get back to extreme early wake-ups like we did in Kansas.

Last night we stayed in Halfway, Oregon, at the home of Tom and Linda Collier, a retired couple who have a farmhouse there.  We found Tom and Linda through warmshowers.org, a website for touring cyclists that has been a great resource for us.  They introduced us to a bunch of their friends at a cocktail hour that they happened to be hosting that night and fed us lots of local huckleberries.

Next notable stops will include Sisters, Eugene, and Astoria– with a lot of hills in between!