VIDEO: Small Towns. Big Hearts.
Like a string of pearls, we pass through small town after small town in Eastern Oregon, each with its own unique personality. We camp on a perfectly manicured lawn of an RV park, we find the Bike Inn in Mt. Vernon, we camp behind an old train depot and celebrate Laura’s birthday with new friends. The magic of bike touring!
Did you happen to see the “No tolerance for hate” signs in Mt. Vernon and Prairie City? Don’t know if you now the story, but a few years ago the white supremacist group Aryan Nations tried to buy up land in that area. The locals banded together and blocked them. They really took a stand. They may be conservative but they are not racist hate mongers.