Day 10 Walla Walla to Pomeroy

69.9 miles

After breakfast, I said bye to Bev and picked up some fuel (for my camp stove) as I was heading out of town. The landscape I was riding into was something I have never seen before. There were endless hills under agricultural production, mostly wheat and peas but I saw some rape seed (canola oil) there were only a few trees by the streams in the valleys.

Just coming into Dayton, Washington, there was a figure on a hill, it was about the last thing I would expect. I stopped and read a sign about it. There was a huge Green Giant canning plant in town.

Also on the way into town is Blue Mountain co-op. I stopped for an excellent lunch and some provisions for the road. One thing they didn’t sell was coffee so they recommended a drive up coffee place. I decided an iced mocha was what I needed and ordered one. The barista asked where I was going, by the time the mocha was done I had told her about my tour. She wished me luck and wouldn’t let me pay. Thank you Adventure Espresso!

There were some interesting attractions in Pomeroy, Washington

Just past Pomeroy was the Garfield County Fairgrounds and it has camping! They have water and power hookups for RV camping and a place for tent camping. There wasn’t much signage about the layout of the campground. Just a drop box for payment with minimal instructions. So I was thinking I would fill up my solar shower bag and let it sit in the sun while I set up the tent and made dinner and shower after it got dark so I wouldn’t offend anyone. But after I had set up the camp and was making dinner, I looked across the driveway and thought the building sure looked like it could be bathrooms. I walked over and yup no cold shower outside in the dark for Carl. After I discovered the full bathrooms, the $10 I spent to camp there seemed like a bargain. I avoided that mistake but after the sun went down I discovered I had made another. I set up my tent next to a gazebo and a power pole but neglected to notice the power pole also has a light that came on right when it got dark. I was tired enough after almost 70 miles it didn’t keep me up at all.