Today was a nice ride. Started out in the mid-40's but warmed to 60's very quickly. One nice thing about a supported ride is there are lots of opportunities to shed clothing along the way. So, if you are too warm, you can put arm and/or leg warmers, etc. in the support vehicle.
Michael started out on the single bike and rode through rolling terrain parallelling Interstate 84. A couple of times we passed under the interstate. Again, many old, dilapidated building were seen along the way. These are old wood structures built to house the pioneers who made possible what we have today.
Rolling along, all of a sudden a pss, pss sound was heard then it stopped. A tire had been punctured and the Stan's sealant in the tire closed the puncture. Thought all was good until apparently the sealant blew through the puncture. Fortunately a support was nearby and provided a tire. This was just before the start of a four mile stretch on Interstate 84. A mile later, a wire from shredded truck tire punctured the sidewall. Fortunately, a couple of the tour riders came along and provided a tube as none was available otherwise. There is a lot of glass, etc., especially from shredded tires, on the shoulders of interstates, that can puncture tires. On all the road surfaces so far, the touring group has averaged about three to five flats per day.
Michael made it to SAG stop at mile 34 and exchanged the single bike for Anne and the tandem. We rode the remaining 50 miles without incident. Much of the ride was along the Snake River where there were many people on the river and on the bank fishing for channel catfish. We told one about all the catfish in Iowa. Next, we rode along a straight and flat road lined with fields of corn (thought we escaped corn fields) and fields of other local produce. As the winds were calm to favorable, we rolled right along reaching Ontario on the far eastern side of OR and only a mile from the ID state line. A highlight was making our daily stop at the Dairy Queen. Did you know the first DQ was started in Canada in 1955? Now you do.
Tomorrow, we leave OR and head to Boise, ID.
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