Day 1 of the end! Trans Am 2022 finish in Sept. of 2023

Eric and I are finally finishing our trip. Due to logistics and time constraints we had to start in La Grande, OR and will finish in Florence, OR 8 days later.  

Our friend Tim Ice is also along for the finish and his wife Priscilla was nice enough to drive us to La Grande this morning.  We had a great send off breakfast there at the Long Branch cafe and bar. From a road nearby we unloaded bikes and loaded gear.  At approximately noon we headed out 

I have been so excited about going back on the road 

for this trip.  I am determined to be an ultimate bike tourer.  In the first hour I took more pictures than ever and I can tell you more about it than any hour on our previous trip! We saw donkeys, goats, sheep, horses, chickens, lots of cows and hawks. We stopped at big willow that had a picnic table and old water pump. It worked perfectly. We checked out a quinoa field. Fruit was irresistible- peaches, plums and apples were easy to pick from trees on the side of the road. The day was a perfect 75 degrees all day.

Our favorite stop was Union, OR. In addition to a Carnegie Library there was an old brick hotel. Behind the hotel we noticed that George Harrison had parked his rolls royce. It had been repainted white.  It was in perfect condition and it was in good company along with a new corvette, a 1968 corvette, and a BMW.  Amazing in a town of 1,000 people approx.  The park had a perfect gazebo for our food stop.

Baker City has a great bike hostel called Churchill that is an old school. It is also is an arts center and event center.  With showers and beds, we are most happy.  We had great mexican food at El Erradero which was packed on a Monday night.  Off to bed we go now.