Geoff's weekend updates

Geoff has provided two more updates. The weather's better.  His legs are better.  And he's closing in on his wild ride.  What an achievement.  Personally for Geoff and for knowing his strength and doing it all for good!  Geoff's ride benefits HOPE Chest.  Here are his late Friday night and Saturday updates.

Friday’s update:

Hey!  So we just rode from John Day to Burns today. It was about 70 miles total. I started off with some sore legs from the hill climbs yesterday. We had a 14 mile hill right off the start and it was gradual for awhile and them just really steep. It climbs about 2000 ft. I will include a picture from the top of one small part. Then it was really level for a long way and one more climb that was not too bad led us into Burns. There is quite a bit of wind here in Burns. We are probably gonna drive about 20 miles west to our campground near riley. The other picture is of me just when we were 9 miles out of Burns.

Saturday’s update:

Hey!  Just updating you on how things are looking out here. So today we rode from Riley to Valley Falls. It was about 90 miles of rolling hills with just one smaller summit. We lucked out by avoiding any serious wind and the temperature was about 85. It was a pretty relaxed day but tiring near the end when we hit the terrible smells of Abert Lake that went on for over 20 miles. I got a picture of me out in the sands of the desert somewhere before Alkali Lake. We had to drive down to Lakeview and west 10 miles to find the nearest campground. It was a nice surprise with hot showers, free firewood, and a computer with internet. It is by far the best campground so far. We lucked out.