With a couple of hundred miles to get into Oregon we set off. The journey was split into three parts. A big hundred straight mile to Denio, where we found (despite a population of just twenty-nine) a place for breakfast/lunch. The pulled pork was very nice.
Donny was outside with his bike. He’d just had a slow puncture fixed. With his job delivering taxidermy he’s been through all forty-eight. Elk is the most popular. Head for the wall, skin for a rug and the rest for food.
Goodbye Nevada. Hello, Oregon. The desert made way for a much greener environment.
We’re still filling up with fuel whenever the opportunity arises.
Another road for a hundred miles. We passed by a town called Adel.
“Adel is an unincorporated community in southeastern Lake County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. The community is in an arid, sparsely populated part of the state, along Oregon Route 140, about 30 miles (48 km) east of Lakeview. The Warner Valley surrounding Adel contains many marshes and shallow lakes, most of them intermittent.
Frequented by Native Americans for many thousands of years, the valley became a region of sheep grazing and cattle ranching by the late 19th century. Adel's infrastructure includes a combined store/restaurant/bar, a post office (serving Zip Code 97620), an elementary school, and a church. Hot springs and related geological features have made one of the nearby ranches a potential site for a geothermal power station.” — Wikipedia
The last push through to Lakeview was through the mountains and even though we were in the lane that hugged the mountain, and not the side without the barrier and the big drop into oblivion I still didn’t enjoy the drive.
We checked in and took a stroll around, picking up some food from Safeway on the way.
