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Nine years after the Davis Fire, which consumed about 21,000 acres, mostly lodgepole pine and white fir trees, in June and July 2003 . Crane Prairie Reservoir This couple, recent empty nesters, had started biking from Portland the week before. They were following the Sierra Cascades Bicycle Route. They were doing the route in pieces, and had done some southern segments before, and didn't know if they'd get all the way to Mexico on this trip. . They told us a big wildfire had started the day before near Sisters. We'd see the smoke when we got around the next bend. Elk Lake Devil's Lake (elev. 5,446 feet) Sparks Lake Looking back at Broken Top, with smoke visible at left from the aforementioned wildfire in the Sisters Wilderness. The road topped out at about 5,700 feet, at the entrance to Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort. The heavy equipment was a good sign: They'd just finished repaving the long downhill into Bend. Whee!
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Our longest biking day
Cascade Lakes Highway . The Davis Lake area was changed dramatically by wildfire in 2003.
LOL -- lots of lava
More climbing, more lava
In Bend, we settled in for a two-night stay at a downtown motel with laundry, Internet, etc. |
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