Day 7. 57 miles 3900' climbing. Detroit to Sisters

We rode some busy roads on the way to Sisters because there were no others.  We topped out on Santium Pass at about 4600' I think.  I forgot to have my Garmin tracking the route. It was not a particularly tough day other than the noise of the traffic. 

The 6-mile descent was nice, with much of it at around 40 mph.

On the way down, we stopped at an overlook to snap a smoky shot of Mt. Washington.

This is us at the same spot.

Our ride is being led by Alison Stone, who likes pink and riding with a lotta of gear.  Usually she's driving the luggage van but manages to get out on her bike on some of the days that require less van time.  She's doing an excellent job of keeping us supplied with whatever we need.  Her happy hours involve several choices of wine, cheese, crackers, fruit, chips, salsa, and occasionally homemade items she prepares as we ride.  We feel pampered.

On our rest day we met up with friends from Dallas and the Seattle area for dinner at the Deschutes  Brewery in Bend.  We loved their directional sign for finding the bathrooms. Our friends picked us up in Sisters and drove us to Bend and back.  Nice to ride in a car -- on seats wider than our bike seats.  One of the couples used to live in Dallas but have moved to La Pine, about 30 miles from Bend.  They are retired and love it here.