{"id":31,"date":"2008-08-17T03:01:26","date_gmt":"2008-08-17T07:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.longbikeback.com\/?p=31"},"modified":"2008-12-13T17:19:52","modified_gmt":"2008-12-13T21:19:52","slug":"high-heat-head-winds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.longbikeback.com\/?p=31","title":{"rendered":"High Heat &#038; Head Winds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.longbikeback.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/dsc_1124.jpg\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-39\" title=\"Pearson &amp; Pete Desert\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.longbikeback.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/dsc_1124-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Pearson &amp; Pete ride through the High Desert (Photo by Meghan Sheridan)\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-39\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pearson &amp; Pete ride through the High Desert (Photo by Meghan Sheridan)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve spent two days traveling through the Oregon desert on Route 20. \u00a0On Friday Pearson and Pete rode 106 miles from Bend to Riley in 110 degree heat, fighting the wind most of the way. \u00a0Saturday they faced an even more severe head wind for the entire 68 miles from Riley to Stinking Water Pass, but the heat relented to 103.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.longbikeback.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/dsc_1283.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-40 \" title=\"Pearson &amp; Pete filling water bottles\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.longbikeback.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/dsc_1283-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Pearson &amp; Pete Filling Water Bottles with Ice (Photo by Meghan Sheridan)\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-40\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pearson &amp; Pete Filling Water Bottles with Ice (Photo by Meghan Sheridan)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Saturday the gravelly road gave Pearson the first flat tire of the trip and he found changing the tube to be quite a challenge on his new Raleigh Bike.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ee; text-decoration: underline;\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_48\" style=\"width: 299px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-48 \" title=\"Pearson Changes Tire\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.longbikeback.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/pearsontire6-289x300.jpg\" alt=\"Pearson Fixing a Flat\" width=\"289\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-48\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pearson Fixing a Flat<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The diversity of landscapes (mountains, lakes, desert, city, farms&#8230;) through Oregon has made for beautiful shots of Pearson and Pete riding and the sunsets have been breathtaking.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll continue to keep you posted on the progress and hopefully add some video soon. \u00a0Thanks for all the support and comments! 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