I picked a really good stealth spot last night, because basically all the wind was blocked by the mountain and big trees around me. I was shaded by 100+ft tall douglas fir. There's something very comforting about camping near trees, especially really big ones. Didn't hear a single car go by all evening, night and morning. I didn't eat much of a supper or breakfast so I was looking forward to a pretty easy and short ride into town. I had to finish off the climb from yesterday and it went up to 7500 feet, much higher than I thought it would. The grade was very gentle and the forest was so lush that I saw many trees with bright green moss all over, and beautiful purple wildflowers everywhere. It looked a bit dry but all the trees and plants looked healthy. There was only a haze of smoke in the air. It was beautiful but I had checked out mentally and was ready to be in town. After a really long gradual uphill on a nice gravel road, I finally descended steeply into Lakeview. Got some food and spare brake pads at the local bike shop, along with some camping fuel. The Oregon Timber Trail goes through this town and it actually had brown metal signage in downtown. I will definitely be back to do that trail. It's a bikepacking route that goes north to south through all of Oregon, on more than 70%. singletrack. I checked in to my hotel for a short day but a much needed clean for me, my clothes, and bike, and a bit of planning around the 400,000 acre Bootleg fire, which my route goes right through. Can't decide if I want to south or north around.