Today was quite tiring. I rode with John, Symon and Gordon – and unfortunately neither Symon or Gordon are good ‘convoy’ riders, so you have to keep stopping and wondering where they’ve got to: But they’re good company. The ride consisted of three definite bits: Firstly we drove through the most gorgeous Cowboy and Indian country in Oregon. It was scrubland mainly through rolling hills until we entered about 20 miles of canyons and gullies through which the road switch backed in a most enjoyable fashion. The second part of the ride was through pretty boring flatland on a main road in the searing heat. We then entered Klamath County and rode through Crater Lake National Park to the Crater – apparently the deepest lake in the World (got to be it’s in America) formed in a non active volcano.
Tomorrow I head for Santa Rosa in California and the end of the trip along with a few others – some are spending the night elsewhere and returning to SR on Saturday. I’m now quite tired and have had enough of the breathtaking American scenery for the moment – over 7000 miles in 28 days is a lot. I guess I had never really thought about the west coast of North America much previously but now realise it’s defined (for me) by some tectonic plates clashing together millions of years ago (indeed they still are I’m told) and forming giant mountains, lakes and rivers etc that form achingly beautiful scenery over vast distances on a gigantic scale. It’s also incredibly sparsely populated. But I’m looking forward to getting home now and planning my next adventure!