As you saw, we warmed ourselves and tried to dry our clothes in the bathroom with 2000 watt hand dryers and itâs room heater. It was helpful.
After we rode down a long downhill expecting no services, we came upon the âOasisâ. Bogganâs Oasis to be exact. Kolleen gave us a warm welcome as the first customers of the day. It was one of those places with history and dozens of photos on the wall to prove it. The couple that owned it for 30 years was welcoming their grandson and his new girlfriend. I remember those moments. If youâre ever in this area, itâs worth as stop, even if only to enjoy the best hashbrowns or a milk shake.
Now that we were fueled, we could climb the 4000ft hill up from the Grande Rhonde river canyon. The sights were as breathtaking as the climb.
At the Joseph overlook, we met two Corvette guys that were high school buddies â100 years agoâ as he said. Yes, like most Corvette owners, they were gray haired and living their dream.
40 more miles of rollers and downhills finished the 58 miles ending in the small town of Enterprise, Oregon. Emily, our waitress at the Terminal Gravity Brewery moved here from Lompoc when she was in 8th grade. She said after she got over the shock, she learned to love this area.
As you can imagine, I wondered why they named the town âEnterpriseâ. After 2 locals didnât know, I had to look it up. According to Wikipedia, it was voted on in a meeting in 1887 to âreflect the policy of the inhabitantsâ. Enterprise is also famous for the Wallowa Mountains nicknamed âAlps of Oregonâ.
I didn’t think about it, but you must have had headwinds. AArrg. Lots of tearful memories about that, plus rollers. Yikes.