From Spray, we followed the John Day River through more incredible scenery. We rode along red, green and blue cliff faces, and into this beautiful carved out canyon along the river.
I was looking forward to getting some time on the SR, and swapped with wade as we left Spray. We made it about 30 minutes before I had to take a pee break, and Wade wanted the SR back. He said he felt more comfortable on it- and although I wanted to ride it more- who was I to argue. The last thing I would want is for him to f-up the 400. Oh, and I wouldn't want him to get hurt either...
Oh, and somewhere after we left Spray, Mike's headlight went out. We initially thought the bulb burnt out- so we rallied to the next stop and prayed they had an auto parts store.
Once I got back on the 400, we rode into Mount Vernon. We asked some crazy old hillbilly at the gas station if there was an auto parts store nearby. He directed us to the next town over- John Day- which was about 8 miles further East. Here we found a NAPA, but it was closed until 10 am the next morning, so we decided to stay put and find a Motel. We ended up staying at America's Best Value Inn, right next door to the "Hair It Is" salon, and Mike disassembled his head lamp.
We settled in and went to some pizza pub for food, beers, and extreme games. Then back to the motel for some much needed rest. 
Total miles for Day 1: 284
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