The Bends

I left Troutdale late Tuesday morning. Since I wasn’t sure how easy it was going to be to find gas stations once I got on the road to Bend, I wanted to fill up the tank before leaving town. Driving down Hwy 26, I saw a Chevron but it was on the wrong side of the road and seemed a huge hassle to get to. Too expensive, anyway. I soon saw a Shell on the right. Also, too expensive, so I continued on. Just a mile or two down the road, I came upon a 76. I took a quick scan of the layout to make sure I could get in and out without any major issues. The pump station was small but I could Continue reading “The Bends”

And So it Begins!

So here I am at my first destination, Troutdale, Oregon. Why Troudale, OR you ask? Well, I heard there are some good mountain biking trails nearby at Sandy Ridge so I decided this would be a good halfway point before I hit my first “real” destination: Bend, OR. I had tentative plans to ride this morning with a few locals I connected with via Facebook but when the soft pitter-patter of rain on the roof of my RV became a full-blown thunderstorm Continue reading “And So it Begins!”