I rode off at 8AM to get to tonight’s sleep stop in Mitchell, OR. at the Spoke’n Hostel 63 miles over the Keyes Creek Pass.
Dayville is the next small town I’ll get to and the only place for food and drink before Mitchell. The surprise of today, the road is being chip sealed for the next three miles. Gatorade and ice cream will help me get there and sitting on a bench in the shade is a plus.
Refueled I head up the road to the construction site and ride over loose stone over tar.
The climb out of the gorge is shade less and my Wahoo is showing 115°.
Keyes Creek is long and doesn’t seem to end.
Finally I reach the top and drop like a stone into Mitchell at 3:00. I pull up to the grocery store for Gaterade and ice cream before riding to the hostel a half mile up the road.
Spoke’n Hostel is set up with bunk beds, an area to relax, a kitchen, bathrooms, and showers. Mark, Corey, and John are here and also traveling west.
Dinner tonight is a burger, sweet potato fries and a lovely IPA at the Tiger Town Brewing Co.