Journal Comments - To Hell's Canyon and Back 2006 - CycleBlaze

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From To Hell's Canyon and Back 2006 by Wayne Estes

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Charmaine Ruppolt commented on a photo in Day 24: To Ritter Hot Springs

Wow, 98F for pool temperature??! Yuck!

7 months ago
Wayne Estes replied to a comment by Charmaine Ruppolt on a photo in Day 18: To Wallowa Lake State Park

I don't think the platforms are free to anybody with a boat who shows up. I suspect you have to rent them by the hour at the marina.

7 months ago
Charmaine Ruppolt commented on a photo in Day 19: Touring Wallowa Mountains

I see online that the Wallowa Mountains Tramway ticket now costs $47 for a senior. Good you went when you did!

7 months ago
Charmaine Ruppolt commented on a photo in Day 19: Touring Wallowa Mountains

I didn't know about the tramway you can take a ride. Very cool!

7 months ago
Charmaine Ruppolt commented on a photo in Day 18: To Wallowa Lake State Park

Interesting - the "picnic platforms" on the Wallowa Lake - - haven't seen something like that before. I assume you would partake if you come by in a boat?

7 months ago
Charmaine Ruppolt commented on a photo in Day 18: To Wallowa Lake State Park

Yes, I enjoyed the brass sculptures in the town of Joseph - very artistic town!

7 months ago
Charmaine Ruppolt commented on a photo in Day 17: To Imnaha River

Wonderful shot of the rainbow over Hell's Canyon and the purple flowers!

7 months ago
Charmaine Ruppolt commented on a photo in Day 17: To Imnaha River

Nice that that restaurant gave you a big chunk of birthday cake they had leftover! :)

7 months ago
Wayne Estes replied to a comment by Charmaine Ruppolt on a photo in Day 3: To Diamond Lake and Crater Lake

After 40 feet of snow they don't even know where the road is. They use GPS to locate the road and start excavating. The snow has to be trucked away. It's too much to just blow off to the side. It takes about a month to excavate the 7 mile west rim drive, and another month or more to excavate shady sections of the remaining parts of the rim drive. The complete rim drive usually opens in July.

7 months ago
Charmaine Ruppolt commented on a photo in Day 14: To Brownlee Reservoir

I was on a bike trip that went through Baker City and surrounding mountains years ago - very scenic.

7 months ago
Wayne Estes replied to a comment by Charmaine Ruppolt on a photo in Day 2: To Clearwater Falls campground

Yes it was flexible fabric stretched taut to function as a small fairing. It was hollow inside. She could stuff a jacket in the void. She hasn't used it since then, so I guess she didn't think it was worth having.

7 months ago
Charmaine Ruppolt commented on Day 8: To Ochoco Reservoir

Funny that that couple asked you to dinner to talk about bike touring, and then you all didn't actually talk much about bike touring! Oh well, you had a nice meal out at the steakhouse!

7 months ago
Charmaine Ruppolt commented on a photo in Day 7: To Tumalo State Park

That doesn't look very safe for that bike tourist guy to have his shoes hanging from the handlebars.....

7 months ago
Charmaine Ruppolt commented on a photo in Day 7: To Tumalo State Park

Wow, 99 degrees! That was VERY HOT!!

7 months ago
Charmaine Ruppolt commented on a photo in Day 4: To LaPine

Wow, you had a ton of mosquitos smushed in your tent when you packed it away! I remember one night when getting in my tent in a location that I spent about 20 minutes killing mosquitos, using my head lamp to find them. I said "I am NOT sleeping with these mosquitos!"

7 months ago