Ralph Bunyan

It turns out that Paul Bunyan had a little brother named Ralph.    Today we ate lunch in charming (but thankfully not tourist-ee) Butte Falls and found Ralph standing in their city park.   :-)

Today we're pretty well whipped -- 75 miles with 6800 feet of climbing.   

BUT we were tremendously lucky tonight!   We thought for sure we were going to be stealth camping at the side of the road somewhere but an online addendum to our maps reported that camping was sometimes available at Buck Mountain Ranch just outside of Prospect.   We called up and as things eventually developed not only are we staying here on their beautiful property but we were given run of their brand new barn apartment!     Thanks so much Anna Maria and Gus!!    :)

Tomorrow is another big day as we climb all the way up to Crater Lake, ride around about a third of the rim, and then ride on another good bit before stopping for the night.

/David

p.s. very nice roads today even if they were super climb-a-rific -- the least traffic we've ever experienced.

3 responses
David and Tina, you are very welcome. We always enjoy meeting people and talking about their journey. I admire the "grit" it takes to travel to states using unconventional transportation. My hat is off to you and your wife and the other bikers we have had the pleasure to meet. Annamaria Picollo
Hello David and Tina - we passed you on your way to Crater Lake. We were headed to Klamath Falls to purchase more irrigation equipment for the lower field. After seeing your face going up hill to Crater Lake - we decided not to stop and chat. I am sure you enjoyed Crater Lake-very beautiful part of Oregon. Thank you both for the very nice note you left. Look forward to your pictures and your new blog entries. Annamaria Picollo
Anna Maria, good thing you didn't stop! I hate to think how my face looked at that point but we did have some tough moments there. We might have weakened enough to attempt a yogi up the hill !! .. :) .. Thanks again, David & Tina