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Jayne gives the finger to her flat tire
After several miles on the gravel section of Crooked River Hwy Jayne got a bit of wobble but continued on, until I noticed she had a flat tire and motioned her to stop. Since we were far from anywhere, with no cell service, I had to change the inner tube on the side of the road in the burning sun. None of the 3 passing cars stopped, two didn't even slow down. Tire repair in the middle of nowhere
Crooked River Hwy, 27, Oregon
Two hours later we were back on the road again. This was my first field tire repair, ever. Once we got back to the main road, Hwy 20, we saw that even there nobody was around that could have helped us. So it was the right decision to fix it on site, rather than one of us riding on trying to find cell service and/or help. Hwy 20 towards Burns, Oregon
Rd 205 south from Burns
In Burns we turned south onto 205 towards Frenchglen, OR. The road wasn't very exiting, but had some nice sections. Rd 205 south from Burns
Historic Frenchglen Hotel, Oregon
We had reserved a room at the historic hotel in Frenchglen, OR and booked the communal dinner. We were afraid that we would miss at least the dinner if not the whole stay there due to the flat tire, but made it just in time. Would have been a shame to miss the great dinner!
If you plan to stay there too, bring mosquito spray, you'll need it.
Historic Frenchglen Hotel, Oregon
Gravel road up Steens Mountain from north
We rode the well maintained gravel road up the Steens Mountain. The road is relatively easy and not very steep. Gravel road up Steens Mountain from north
View from Steens Mountain
From the top one has great views of the surrounding area and the Alvord Desert below. Due to wildfire smoke the view wasn't as clear as we had hoped for, but it was still nice. View from Steens Mountain, Alvord desert below
Last snow on Steens Mountain, at end of July
We enjoyed the views and then headed back down on the southern part of the road, which is steeper and has some severe drop offs. Gravel road down from Steens Mountain, south side