Travelogue: Day 1, the Adventure has begun.

I left Hood River almost on schedule. Okay, what is 15 minutes among friends.

My first detour was as I reached the Warm Springs Reservation. It seems there were a number of fires burning along US26, so we went on BIA roads for a few dozen miles. I got to see this great church in Simnasho.

Okay, now I’m about an hour late, but I am past the blazing infernos. If was eerie for a while.

I wanted to avoid the traffic of Bend, so I cut over to Prineville and cut down on Highway 27. Highway 27 follows the Crooked River; it is narrow and windy for the first 22 miles. It is quite beautiful (the picture does it no justice, but it does show that California is not the only place facing a drought.) 

No one told me the last 22 miles of Highway 27 was really Gravel Road 27. I pulled over and checked my maps. I turned around thinking I had made a wrong turn. But alas, I was on the right road.

My 7:30PM estimated arrival in Burns turned in 9:50PM. I’m hungry, but the nearby restaurants are all closed. I will live off body fat until morning.

I have now been in all 36 of Oregon’s counties. I’d show you a picture of Harney County, but all I know so far is it is dark.

An adventure I enjoy!