Rusty Crank Coast to Coast Bicycle Tour across the USA on the ACA TransAM Route

TransAm Day #60 July 26, 2018 Prineville, OR - Bend, OR 51 Miles Ride Time 3:56 Hours Tour Total  Miles 4207 details at: https://cyclemeter.com/4b2d99e24f1383f2/Cycle-20180726-0956-00102 I slept well in my tent last night in Phil and Robin’s backyard in Prineville. By a tremendous stroke of luck, Phil had recognized us last night at the Ochoco Brewery. It was getting late, and we still hadn’t found a place to stay for the night. There wasn’t a campground in town, and we were unable to find a Warm Showers host that would take three cyclists.  We had met Phil nine days ago at a breakfast stop in Lowell, ID. He was fly fishing and rafting with friends, and had talked to us about our trip. He had recommended that we go to the Ochoco brewery when we got to Prineville. By blessing of trail magic Phil recognized us last night and invited us to stay at his house. I slept without a fly on my tent, and it got a little chilly in the middle of the night. This morning...

TransAm Day #61 July 27, 2018 Bend, OR - Scott Lake, OR 54 Miles Ride Time 4:44 Hours Tour Total  Miles 4262 details at: https://cyclemeter.com/4b2d99e24f1383f2/Cycle-20180727-0838-27714 Yesterday afternoon, after downing a thousand ice teas, I headed over to the Bend Brewery, where I sampled their Outback Amber Ale and an order of nachos. Scott, Eileen, and Klaus showed up for some more sampling. It was getting late and we still didn’t have a place to stay. There weren’t any campgrounds in Bend, and we couldn’t find a Warm Showers host that would take four people.  Just then, a woman named Lauren came over to our table and asked if we needed a place to stay. The trail magic was with us two nights in a row. Before going to Lauren’s, we went to Pho Viet & Cafe for my first Vietnamese food and shrimp since New York. Bend is a great town, and I can see what all the hype is about.  After dinner we rode over to Lauren’s place. It was a full moon a...