Day 6 - Bend to Ochoco Divide Campgrounds, OR

Day 6 - June 20:  Bend to Ochoco Divide Campgrounds, OR
Days mileage:  69 miles
Miles since Pacific Coast:  280 miles

We said goodbye to our new friends Mike, Laraine and Vanessa; Ed's friends who were gracious enough to let us invade their home and pitch tents in their backyard.  Great people.  Laraine even made us breakfast burritos before our departure!

L to R: Mike, Ed, me, Cathy, Tom and Laraine

Overall a good day's ride.  First part to Prineville mostly downhill but then the grueling rise to the Ochoco Divide to our campgrounds at 4,700 ft (over 1,432 meters).  

Beautiful scenery between Bend and Prineville

On the road again.

Part of the landscape near Prineville

Photobombing myself in front of Stephanie on the tandem.

Cathy, our team captain and fearless leader in the support van.  Always ready with a smile! And water and food!

Reaching the summit of Ochoco Divide and our campgrounds

Getting our campsite ready

And it was cold!  Temperatures that night got down to mid-30s F!  Stretching the limits of our tents and sleeping bags.  But see the video below to see how we kept warm:

I guess you can see we are having fun.  More to come!