Day 3 - 247 km

This leg tested us with its distance, temperatures high up in the 30ies and a total climbing of about 1500 metres. The good thing were some hilarious high-speed downhill rides and a good deal of self-confidence after completing.


The plan was to leave early, so we got up at five and started at six; but my personal plan was wrecked when a scheduled 20 minutes coffee break extended to a two-hour conversation with the friendly folks of Walla Walla. Add another two-hour break and you see why I had to set up my tent in the dark.

The landscape has become somewhat definitively "american", and my Quest made some friends, too.





A B I G thanks is due to the wonderful people from the Oregon HPVA. They supported us in so many ways, from planning and organizing to lead us all the way and be all around to supply us with water, spare parts and motivation, and searching the country for people who lost their way.