After breakfast in Bend, we headed south through all kinds of terrain … piney woods, whoops, sand, rocks, and cool nature all around. We rode through a section called “the luge” … a long narrow, winding path, downhill, through the thick forest, with big sweeping berms on each turn. It was like riding a roller coaster.
Our first stop was the Newburry National Volcanic Monument. Two pristine lakes in the calderas of two side-by-side volcanos. We rode to the top of Paulina Peak for a great view of these lakes and the whole region. Also a great spot for lunch.
After a long and tough section with short, deep, and tricky whoops, we climbed to the Pine Mountain observatory. Jason and I decided to camp here for the night and Valerie and Chuck went on to Christmas Valley to stay with Chuck’s friend there.
We managed to get some wood and water from some deer hunters (season opened today) and set up camp. Always good to be in nature. Great views towards the south as the forest gave way to the brush of the high desert.
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