OCVA to Bend, day two

OCVA to Bend, day one Camping with Jev and Grant Tapatio, for my breakfast of biscuits & gravy I shared some water with Jev and Grant, enough so that they could have coffee. They spoke like brothers, but they weren't. One of them told me they work together. I tried to guess what they did for a living. Turns out, they are letter carriers for the USPS. Grant and his bike, a Singular After a few false starts, we got started on the right road, Sun Mountain Road. I could tell they climbed better than me. We stayed together until the high point. Good Morning on Sun Mountain Road Grant, taking photos About to start a big descent on Sun Mountain Road Jev, on Sun Mountain Road Elk prints, I think; they were big. I was more comfortable on descents. We descended until I found an unexpected creek, running fast and clear, Sun Creek. This is the happiest sight. We filtered on Sun Creek, we all chugged a liter, too. Grant at the intersection of Annie Creek Road and Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway, AKA…