Day 3. Welches to kah-Née-Ta, OR. We started with a climb to the base of
Mt Hood. It was supposed to be a 13 mile climb. The highway guys wouldn't let us bike on part of the highway under construction. Everyone was loaded in a van with the bikes on top and let out 2 miles up the road. Lots of ups and downs as we climbed to 4000 feet at least a couple of times. We then entered the Oregon desert. Yeah who knew they had a desert in Oregon. We biked through an Indian reservation and it was hot in the high 80's Not a great day for me personally. Another rear flat which was a slow leak so I worked a lot harder than I should have. The heat also got to me a bit. Right before the hotel we had an amazing downhill switchback. I got up to 39.4 mph and I'm sure some of the other riders went even faster. 60 miles tomorrow to Prineville
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