Thursday, the day I will have clean underwear for the coming week. Liners also.
Still here in Bend. Way more RV campers including many many vans yet the trails are not congested or much of an issue of sharing. Take away is about 50:50 practice sharing trail love.
Tues I rode up river from anchor spot off rd 41 on Catch and Release to its end at bottom of Tylers Traverse.. Afternoon Delight trail continues towards Sun River. This is a newer trail, 4.2 miles, mostly paralleling rd 41. Added Round About loop then returned on Afternoon. Cloudy skies that teased with sprinkles, never enough or serious enough to don rain coat that I carried. Computer glitched not recording all ride data, still it was an almost 3 hour 20 mile ride.
Riding loaner rear wheel with not I9 Hydra hub engagement, I am riding my bike. However, the huge amount of crank rotation before wheel is engaged eliminates ratchet pedaling over tech moves has curtailed that kind of trail. Afternoon is an easier trail for this wheel.
The place where I stay off rd 41 is almost on Catch and Release. I sometimes sit outside maybe reading and watching for riders passing by. I wave at them, some wave back. One rider rode over to me, it was Joe, a local riding a Revel either Rascal or Ranger, I missed checking which. Joe formerly rode a Turner RFX like me, and like me updated to a Revel. He, Joe from Flag, my insurance agent, and me parted with our RFXs moving to a Revel. Only local Joe moved to 29er. Just info.
UPS tracking puts my wheel out for delivery to I9 in Asheville, NC today. They quote 5 to 7 business days for turnaround. Then another week shipping back to me here in Bend.
Life continues. Life distilled down to basics of taking care of myself. I have visited only 1 dinner out establishment and that was 10 Barrel since my arrival. COVID concern. $ is concern. Scoring a desirable sleep spot is great concern because of the increased number of campers. I arrive at a site maybe mid afternoon, as day passes I observe others passing me looking for their spot. So far nobody has camped on my bumper.
SO enjoying smooth transmission. Today the wheel will be balanced which I hope will eliminate some vibrations. Diesel is still $6xx / gal, even at 25 mpg I stay here lessening distance driving.
July 8 marks the end of 14 years of living this lifestyle.
Yesterday I rode from camp spot past Phils. Logging operations close trails during the week, closure determines route choices. I record my rides in Backcountry Navigator. I rode lower Phils for first time in years to record its track. Powers that are made this part of Phils as directional downhill and Bens as an uphill trail that eliminated rider conflict. Makes for a down low directional loop.
Reading Liarmouth, John Waters novel. He of Pink Flamingoes fame.