Themes or questions run through my head when I am bicycling for so many hours out in the blazing sun. I don’t know if it is heat stroke or my imagination getting the best of me. Sometimes, at a distance,…
In Search of Idaho
July 15, Day 13 of TheHopeLine Tour of 2014 After a rest day in Baker City, Oregon, we ventured out in search of Idaho. Before we arrived, however, we were awestruck by the unusual terrain we were to encounter as…
Make a Difference
July 14, Day 12 of TheHopeLine Tour of 2014 We intended to have a rest day on Monday in Baker City. There was so much laundry to do and so many errands to run, and the heat was so intense, that…
Three Significant Climbs
July 13, Day 11 of TheHopeLine Tour of 2014 I was a bit skeptical when Debbie said she wanted to make it to Baker City before our rest day. First, we’d just camped and I’d slept poorly. When I asked…
Happy Campers
July 12, Day 10 of TheHopeLine Tour of 2014 Introduction to the High Desert Can you say “hot”? We started the day later than we should have, and our portable thermometer read 95 degrees as we made our way up…