Red to Red

Last weekend we took a long, beautiful drive out to Echo, Oregon. Never heard of it? That's okay, most people haven't. It's a tiny town outside of Pendelton...you know this one, famous for the plaid, wool jacket. The weather was drizzly on the way out and we hit some slushy snow near The Dalles. But hey, nothing a warm cup of coffee couldn't cure.
Echo was so great, the perfect place for the mountain bike race. The scheduled departure was 11am. The racers lined up for their numbers and took a couple laps arround the town to warm up. The race started and ended at the Red Express Cafe. It then traveled up the road past some horse corrals, an old boarded up church, and some small farms till the riders hit the dirt. You'll have to get the rest of the details from Brian, but apprently the ride was a little bumpy with lots of uphill. As for me, I enjoyed a stroll through the town and little reading in the warmth of the cafe. It was especially fun because you could tell from the excitement of the locals that this was the biggest thing thats happened in the town in quite a while.
It was a great day and we took some videos with the RCA small wonder.