Mitchell - Sisters
91 miles
7 hours and 52 minutes in the saddle
30.9 mph max speed
11.4 mph average speed
We enjoyed a hearty breakfast in Mitchell's one and only greasy spoon cafe before heading towards the Cascades. Mitchell must be one of America's unluckiest small towns. In the space of 50 years it has endured 5 flash floods that have swept away entire buildings and two major fires. The waitress told us that the floods happen in July and August and that they are due another flood soon. Poor people of Mitchell spend the summer watching the clouds over the mountains to see if severe weather is heading their way.
Our ride started with a long, slow climb in hot weather over the Ochoco Pass, followed by a pleasant descent into Prineville. We then rode along long flats in pine meadows towards Redmond. Redmond is one enormous construction site. We experienced the heaviest and worst traffic of the entire TransAm here. Once out of Redmond we got our first glimpse of the Cascade mountains and also of the Three Sisters Mountains. We were surprised that there was so much snow on the mountains, we hope that the McKenzie Pass is open and that we don't have to take the 20 mile longer detour.
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