Saturday May 15, Mount Vernon, Oregon The only drawback to Clyde Holliday’s five buck hiker/biker camp lies about 20 yards away: Highway 26. Fortunately, light traffic, fatigue and blessing of heavy slumber allowed uninterrupted rest. 0500 call of the birds and dawn, then a warm Oregon State Park shower, coffee and packing allowed the temps to rise a bit and the Forest Vermin (deer) to bed down for the day. A mediocre breakfast at The Outpost in John Day (skip it), a little blogging, and off to Burns. Highway 395 runs from Mexico to Canada, most sections not so hot for riding. 395 from Pendelton to Burns is spectacular. It runs through a series of basins, each separated by a pass or canyon. The pavement is great, traffic sparse, and law enforcement light. Both LEOs I
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