There are a bunch of campgrounds about 10 miles or so before Prineville in the canyon of the Crooked River. There were tons of people camping there, and I would be very surprised if they didn't have water. There were some farms about half-way between Fort Rock and Prineville. Assuming they aren't abandoned, you probably could get water there in an emergency. You also cross a major highway around there. It may be worth while investigating whether that highway gets you to a town sooner, in case you really are running low.
I didn't stop during that stretch, except to take a few photos, so my experience is limited. In any case, it's a splendid adventure, but there are also some stretches that are a little monotonous. As you pass Fort Rock, you are going straight toward the horizon for a few hours... Jan Heine Editor Bicycle Quarterly www.bikequarterly.com Follow our blog at http://janheine.wordpress.com/ On Monday, November 24, 2014 9:24:33 AM UTC-8, Anne Paulson wrote: > > The organizers assert: > > "Water is very limited in several sections of the route. There are > points of interest (POI) on the GPS link above that note the last > reliable water for the most significant sections, the longest of which > is ~80 miles. There are several other sections of 50+ miles without > reliable water. " > > The organizers also do not identify any water sources between Fort > Rock and Prineville, a distance of 80 miles. Do you know of water > between those spots? > > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 8:49 AM, Jan Heine <hei...@earthlink.net > <javascript:>> wrote: > > I think the longest stretch without water was about 40 miles, maybe a > bit > > more during the night. I think the organizers carried a lot of water > because > > they camped in places with no water. If you want to cook dinner, you'll > need > > some extra water. > > > > I carried three large cycling water bottles. That meant that I could > skip > > the first two places where I could have got water on or near the route. > (It > > was an overcast day, so I didn't sweat a lot.) I refilled my bottles for > the > > first time at mile 120. > > > > I think the ride is doable for most riders with just three bottles, even > if > > you go slower and sweat more. You should use every opportunity to top > off in > > some parts of the course, but it's never so remote that you'll die if > you > > are stranded. Cars use those roads (or the one's paralleling the trail), > > even if infrequently. > > > > Jan Heine > > Editor > > Bicycle Quarterly > > www.bikequarterly.com > > > > Follow our blog at http://janheine.wordpress.com/ > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an > > email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com > <javascript:>. > > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > -- Anne Paulson > > It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
