Sunny and cold. Very nice. 

Cold fog to start. Some sun on the way home. 

Grando is back with shiny new wheels, cassette, and chain. Test ride and all is well. Sunny and not cold. 

Pretty much the reverse of yesterday. A bunch of the Tenners women joined us. Colder but no rain. 

Not over the hill. Out Fern. Back Bellfountain and Airport. Cold cloudy but dry. 

Through Bald Hill park. Cloudy but warmer. 

Cold and sunny to start but it warmed up quickly. Gorgeous day. 

Around town to Tried & True. Started out cold but turned out pretty nice. 

Started out with the fast group but soon realized my mistake and rejoined the slow group. Long second breakfast in Albany. 
Misty day but no real rain. 

Some fog. Sun after. 

Got out late after fog lifted. 

Rainy ride. Did the minimum distance. 

Fog was lifting as we started. Nice and warm after 

Perfect October day. 

Nice day. 

Last ride of summer. 

Good turnout and a beautiful day. Spent some time watching them take down a big tree at Teddi’s. Afterwards I went solo and did the Bald Hill loop. 

Small turnout for the Sunday Lunch Ride. A little cooler today. 

Missed all the other riders. Got hot. 

Out Circle to Harrison to Bald Hill. Very nice morning 

I was planning to do the Sunday Lunch Ride but had a flat and missed it. 

Solo ride. Very slow. Rained yesterday. Windy today. 

First ride 6 weeks post crash. 

This was the day we’ve been waiting for. Olympic Discovery Trail at its finest. Perfect day. 

Easier day, and I needed it. Cooler but the sun came out at camp. 
Traffic lightened up after the bridge. 

Cool morning, warm afternoon. Rode mostly with Rick, Camdis, Joe, and Dan U

Felt great to be riding light. 

Grando is out of commission. Rear rim has a crack. Took the Ravn out to see if I want to ride it on Loop Tour. Very slow on the climbs but otherwise went well. 
warm, getting hot. Nice tail wind coming home. 

Lovely day for a ride after. A stop at Imagine 

Nice day. Still not too hot. 

Wore myself out trying to hang with the group. Extra miles at the end. Got windy. 

Fantastic ride from Mitchell to Priest Hole. The descent through Girds Creek canyon was spectacular. 

I did not make it up to Round Lake. 2/3 up then back down to ride single track in the preserve. 

Out and back to the lemonade stand. Rocky road. 

Nice day. Strong north wind but it was at our backs more than in our face. 

Several trips to garden and around. 

Got a ride with Nelson to the start, but I couldn't keep up so decided to ride home instead.

Perfect day in May. A little windy at the end. Extra climbing on Scenic

Started out cool and cloudy but the sun came out and it warmed up nicely. 

Gorgeous day marred by a crash. Rann and Doreen had a front blowout on the Tandem and went down hard at high speed. 

Warmer today. Great lunch in Vernonia. 

I struggled with the heat. Just not ready for 90. Great ride though. New bike bridge into Salem. 

Test ride after new wheel, cassette, chain and brake pads. Shiny. 

Cool to start, sunny and warm by the afternoon. Hot weather coming. 

Great ride, but too punishing for me. 

Camped at Washburn in RV. Warm and sunny inland. 

Cooler than yesterday and a little windy, but dry. Good turnout. 

Nice day. Decker was hard. I’m really out of shape. 

It was supposed to stop raining but it didn’t until I got home. 

Waited until 2:00 for the rain to stop. Then there was a little sun, but also some wind. 

Dry but cloudy and not quite warm enough. 

Another sunny day. It won’t last. 

Gravel loop. Gorgeous day. Mid 50s and sunny is warm enough. 

Cold cold but not raining 

The snow melted, the sun came out, and I went for a ride. 

Started on the Tenners ride and pulled off at Camp Adair. Colder than yesterday, but still dry. 

It was sunny to start but a big cloud bank hanging ove the valley. The ride was to Thompson Mills but I pulled out early with Ann and into the cold north wind back to town, where it was sunny. Then solo to Philomath sunny the whole way. 

Waited for the fog to lift and enjoyed a nice sunny ride up Oak Creek and down Jackson. Did Upper Horse and Lower Dan’s

Up to where the 610 road is closed. Then Horse trail, Connector, and Lower Dans. 

Sun at the start, rain at the end. 

Missed 2 rides due to cold and rain. No rain today. Waited until it hit 40 before I started. 

Did the gravel route which was all mud. Rain on and off. 

Managed to avoid the rain. 

Reverse of the loop I did Monday. Rolled over 5,000 miles for the year on this ride. 

A bit warmer and not raining. 

Cold fog but no rain. 

Started at Luckimute landing. Did a loop around the refuge and over Ankeny Hill. Back through Independence. 

Got rained on coming back. 

No fog! Sunny and cold, but warmed up to 50. 

Two days of hard rain but today was nice. Back to Timber Towne, same as Saturday. 

Good turnout on a gray day. Great route. 

Then out to Llewelyn. Nice day. 

Cool clear morning. Clouded over but no rain. One of my favorite routes. 

From Bayshore. Fog lifted, it got sunny and warm, fog came back in. 

Fog, hills, and headwinds 

Another gorgeous day. Hard ride off of 101

Woke up to bright clear skies. North wind just blew me down the coast. Once I passed Cape Perpetua I was the farthest south I’ve been on a bike on the coast. Gorgeous sunny day. 

Another warm sunny afternoon. 

Cloudy and cool but did warm up in the afternoon. Coffee and treats at Becky’s house. 

Overcast at the beach, sunny 2 miles up the valley. 

Great start for CRGA 22

Numerous trips to new garden plot. 

New garden plot is closer to home. 

Plus a couple of trips to the new garden plot. 

The long way, through Newport and Elk City.   Longer but much less climbing than N. Beaver Creek to Hilltop. Nice cool day. 

South town with Tuesday riders plus. 

A couple of trips to town plus Tuesday ride. 

Turned around early to get ready for PMOTPD 

Nice morning for a slow east ride. 

‘tis the dog days. 

Out Crescent Valley and Mountain View. Then the gravel loop to Airlie road and back. Then Soap Creek to 582 and the steep climb up to 500. Then across the saddle to 610 to 611 and down Lewisburg road to the street that gets you back to Crescent Valley. 

Out Bellfountain. It didn’t get hot until we were back in town. 

More hot summer slow rides through town. 

The club hosted a rest stop for Cycle Oregon. 
Over Mountain View - Overlook Back Lewisburg Saddle 

Helped out at MVBC table at Cycle Oregon. Then garden. 

Much better having the wind mostly at my back. Nice day for a ride. 

Started with the Sunday group but then rode up the C2C with my weed wacker to clear the blackberries, nettles, and thistles encroaching on the trail. 
camped at Big Elk. 

Plus some other errands. 

Out the door by 6 and in the garden by 6:30. Met up withTuesday riders later. 

I led the Melo ride today. All the bike paths. 

Plus a ride in the park with Inez and Lou on the Piccolo 

Getting ready for the NW Tandem Rally 

Bailed on Loop Tour

Got an early start. Lots of slow climbing at the beginning. Bike paths, gravel roads, trails, and waterfalls. 

Finally a warm sunny day. 

Started out not so good. Chain jammed on the first pedal stroke. It actually bent a link. It was skipping and chattering all day. About 10 miles from the finish I got SAG driver John VS to drive me to the bike shop in Prineville. They removed the bad link. Seems fine now. 

Still not summer. Maybe getting closer. 

Around town and then out 99 to Airport road. Out to Fern road, Philomath, and home. 

More ridiculous steep hills, but very scenic on top. Nice descent though canyons with alfalfa and then cherries. 

Another long hard climb followed by a fast downhill followed by another hard climb. 

Down the Crooked Right 

I drove half the route

Test ride on fully loaded Ravn before the Oregon Outback tomorrow. 

Campout at Eagle Creek with MVBC. Rode west to Multnomah Falls, which included the infamous steps. Then across Bridge Of The Gods and back an into Cascade Locks. 
Also a hike up Eagle Creek. 

Nice day. Just got the Grando back from the shop and rode it without fenders, racks, light or bag. Felt lighter but not really any faster. 

A nice day for a ride to Timber Towne 

Out and back, plus a trip to town. Nice day even if it did rain. 

First South Town. Nicer day. Put the RTPs back on the Ravn. Tubeless. 

Rain to start then some sun. Headwinds in 3 directions. 

No rain! Warmed up a bit. Nice ride around town. 

Still dodging rain showers. 

Needed 30 miles for the month but the rain kept coming. Just showers but I was under dressed not expecting rain. 

A really nice day after two weeks of cold rain. Great turnout. I had a flat. Same slow leak that has been plaguing me for months. 

With the Tenners out 53rd to Bellfountain, then turned back. Cold, wet, and miserable. 

Thursday I rode in 70 degree sunshine. Today 40 degree rain. Wouldn’t have done it if I wasn’t the ride leader for this gravel ride. 

Cool and breezy 

Had the Free Bikes For Kids event in the morning then John Ro and I rode to Philomath. 

Spring weather is still holding. 

Nice day. Good turnout. 

11 riders showed up for the first ride of Spring. And Spring it was with temps reaching the upper 60’s. Destination was Timber Towne where they were out of biscuits but the coffee was still good. 4 of us continued south to Airport and then out Keiger Island where we met Grandpa Verne. 

Bright sunshine to start, stormy rain threatening at the finish. 

17 people showed up on what turned into a sunny day. Great ride. 

Up Jackson Creek, down Oak Creek. Some sun, some rain. I seemed to have no difficulty on the climb even though I haven't been doing much climbing this year.

Forecast was for rain at 1:00. It started at 11:00. Not heavy, but cold. 

Cold and sunny with a very cold wind. Coffee at Susan’s. 

Cold and grey again but dry. 

Via Seven Mile and Periwinkle Creek. Gorgeous warm sunny day. Good turnout. 

A little wind and humidity made mid 40s feel like mid 30s. Still better than rain. 

Another cold morning.

Back via Fern. Sunny. Cold to start but warmed up nicely. Gorgeous day. 

Cold but dry. Sun broke through at the end. 

Nice turnout on a cold foggy day. Saw a lot of Tundra Swans. 

Nice day. Took the Saga shopping. 

20+ riders on a sunny winter day. Very nice ride.

Warmer but big wind coming. 

Two days after 9" of snow streets are clear and wet. 

Not as cold. Dry at first but then drizzle. 

First south town. Strong south wind will be worse tomorrow. 

Colder and dark clouds but the rain held off. 

65 and sunny on Dec 1? I'll take it. No wind either. 

Warm and windy and sunny.

Cold and foggy to start turned sunny and not so cold by the time we got to Philomath. I skipped Decker. 

Cold but sunny and dry. 

Rain held off and it was really warm. 

Foggy to start, then just grey but no rain. Went to Coffee Culture. 

Spectacular ride. 

Fall colors are dazzling. Big wind blew a lot down, but the wind has stopped now. 

Put on my rain gear and headed out. Rain stopped. Pretty nice day. 

Cold and foggy to start. Lifted when we got out of Imagine so we went to Philomath. Got pretty nice. 
coffeenuring #1

Sunday gravel ride. Forecast said rain was coming but it didn't. Gorgeous fall day. Colors were very bright. 

After some rainy days and a foggy morning, the sun came out and it was lovely. 

CRGA day 3 makeup ride. Cool and damp but no rain. 

Rain, but not much. And warm enough. 

Out and back. Lovely early fall day. 

Back a day early from CRGA. Rain in the morning so rode in the afternoon. A little windy coming back. 

Beautiful day for a ride in the woods

Wanted to scout this section befor the CRGA. All good. Then down to the covered bridge. 

Put on a new rear tire and had to go find some dirt. 

And around town.  

Out to Southtown with the group, then to the garden. 

Smoky in the valley. Beautiful in the Coast Range. 

Tuesday ride. Cool and breezy. 

Several trips including PMOTPD 

Tuesday ride. Went to Timber Towne

Volunteers and friends post event ride. 

Cooler and clearer air. 

Back and forth from Bayshore. Camped one night. Escaping the valley heat. 

Nice ride out Bayview Loop

Started with the Tenners but went my own way. Club BBQ this afternoon. 

Met Al Hirsh downtown for lunch and then rode around the canal trail to Free Range Cycles in Fremont. Then the BG trail to the Montlake Bridge and wound my way back. 

End of Loop Tour

2 big climbs. Lots of trucks. 

Great ride on the NorPac trail. One of the best. The Hiawatha was very crowded. 

Lots of climbing. Hot. 

Warm up ride for Loop Tour. Unfortunately I won't be recovered from this ride by Saturday. 
Cool cloudy morning. Cleared and warmed on the way home. 

Annual 4th of July ride. I got an early start and was done well before it got hot. 

Getting ready for tour. 

Got out at 7:30. Getting hot. 
Over Decker then back over Ervin. 

Cooler with a few sprinkles. 

Via Thompson Mills. Fast pace out. Solo back at easier pace. Nice day.

I have lost endurance. This was a hard ride for me. Should have been easy. 

Got caught in a soaker. 

No big ride today. Cool and very windy. 

Into town on 20. Through Southtown to Airport to Fern to Philomath. 
Not as hot as yesterday   

Sort ride, still nursing back pain

Didn't really ride with the group as I had some stops to make, but met them at Imagine. 

Perfect day. Lots of riders. A little hot at the end. 

Sunny and warm but a bit breezy. Nice recovery ride. It's looking like May needs to be a recovery month. 

Out Tangent to Seven Mile, 3 Lakes, and Periwinkle trail. Albany antique bike show. 
Back on Riverside. 
Cool day but no rain and little wind. 

Warming up again. Nice and cloudy though. 

Perfect day for it. Upper 50's at the beach. Probably close to 70 up the valley. Started in Yachats. Out to the end, then Keller Creek, then North Fork. 

First into town. Then Riverside to Albany. Scenic to Springhill. Out to the turtle pond near the Lukiamute. 
Warmer with little wind. 

Cool but the rain held off. Roads in great shape. 

Test ride after new drivetrain. Rides great. 

And south to Airport and back to town. 
warm day and I was dressed too hot. 

Second week of MVBC Sunday gravel rides but Nelson and I went longer adding Old Fort, Parker, Haley, and Oak Hill. Oak Hill was especially nice. 
Another hot day. 

Up Oak Creek to Dimple Hill. Out 600 across Lewisburg Saddle. Out 500 to 580 to Soap Creek. Around Coffin Butte to Adair. Independence to hwy. 20 back to town. Around Crystal lake park. West to 35th and then home. 

Three days of a strong north wind. Out Crescent Valley, Mountain View and Overlook. Back on Independence and Pettibone. Then out 53rd to Airport, Fern, and back through Philomath. Then another loop through town. 
Got up to 70 today. 

Headed out into an increasing headwind. Zigged west to avoid it. It mostly worked and we avoid a direct headwind over Berry Creek and back Airlie and Suver. Into the wind again to the Buena Vista turn off. Nice tailwind home, except for a little crosswind. 

Out and back, or up and down to the top. Walked a bit. 

Birthday ride. Ferry then past Independence to Roger's road. Back through Monmouth. Needed a loop around town to get the miles. 

A slow ramble out Peoria Road and round about. 

Met up with John R. Hit 72 degrees. 

I needed to be in Albany in the morning so I brought my bike and rode the 44 mile version of the CBBT. Beautiful day but headwinds in three directions. 

Out Peterson. 
Sunny near 60. 
48 hours post second Covid shot. 

Some rain, lots of wind. Ducked out of the worst rain behind the church on Harrison at Circle but then got it going into Philomath. Waited it out at the shelter in the park and then no more rain on the way home. 

Out 53rd to Bellfountain. Strong west wind forced me left on Airport. A little rain at the start but it stopped before I got out of town  

Waited until afternoon for it to warm up, which it did nicely. High 50s and sunny with little wind. Ran into Craig Lalley at BV park. 

Out Fern Airport Peterson to Decker. Back Bellfountain. 

Slow meander recovery ride. Beautiful day. 

Out over Mountain View and Overlook, Arboretum. Around Calloway Creek, Ryals. 99 to Robison. Then Military Road, Wiles, De Armond and Rifle Range. Then trough old Adair and back out Ryals to Independence and back on Pettibone. 

Got caught in the rain again. Two days in a row. 

Gorgeous teaser spring day. Almost 60 degrees. 

Bellfountain Decker Peterson Fern

Dark and grey, but dry. West wind. 

First to bike shop for Mike to help me with a loose headset. Then Riverside to Albany. Back Gibson Hill etc. then a loop around town as it was too nice to just go home. 
Sunny and high 40s. Little wind. Very nice. 

Dressed for rain. Headed into town for coffee. Rain gel off so I rode to Philomath. 

Weather app said the rain was done, but when I headed out I could see ominous dark clouds. Went back to get my rain pants. I had to sprint to the coop just as the rain was starting. Went into the garden store for a coffee just as it really started coming down. Sat in the greenhouse putting on...

Rain then wind then sun. 

Out 53rd to Bellfountain, Airport to Fern. Back through Philomath. 
Sunny to start but clouded over. Rain and snow starting tomorrow. 

Cold but I seem to be handling it. Less wind today. Extra loop to do the gravel on 53rd. 

Got rained on. Mostly mist and drizzle. Not cold. 

I need some new routs. Almost sunny but a little colder. 

A short loop around town and to the co-op for groceries. 

Slush on the road from yesterday's snow. Too cold for a longer ride. 

Sunny and cold. Berry Creek - Airlie - Sauerkraut - Simpson - Helmick - Old Fort - Parker - Corvallis Rd - Prather - Buena Vista - Independence - Pettibone - home. Stops on top of Sauerkraut, Helmick Park, and BV Park. 

Cold foggy morning but the sun was peaking through by the time I got out. Still cold though. 

Low clouds persisted and the ride out was into a cold wind. Then the sun broke through and the ride back was in the sunshine with the wind mostly at my back. 

Meander through town then out 53rd to Bellfountain and back Plymouth. 

Cloudy and cooler but dry and not cold. 

After a big wind and rain storm last night today was gorgeous. Sunny and 50° with no wind. Out past Buena Vista and over Davidson, Haley, and Parker to Old Fort and Helmick Park. The park was completley underwater as the Luckiamute was flooding big time. Back Airlie, De Armond, Rifle Range and...

Another warm dry day. West on Airport up and up. 

Not up and over though. I have yet to make the loop either up Evergreen and down Airport, or up either and down Greasy Creek to hwy 34. Someday soon.

Short break in the rain enough for a recovery ride. 

Chance meetup with friends at Philomath. Good way to end the year. 

Gorgeous sunny day. Cold to start but warmed up nicely. North wind didn’t materialize until I was ready to turn back south. 

New tires were perfect for a mostly pavement and some gravel ride. 

Cold but lots of sun. 

First ride on new Humptulip Ridge tires. I wanted to do a mostly paved route with some gravel. Especially since I put the fenders on. Not a good day for testing as I had a 20 mph headwind. It does seem like these tires are good on the road and excellent on gravel. More riding is needed. 

Slightly different route than yesterday. Out over Circle to Harrison and the West Hills to 9th. Rain clouds crashed me home but didn’t catch me. 

After 2 days of rain today was dry and cold. Not much wind though so good riding. 

Got a flat but had a good spot in Monteith Park to fix it. 

Up and down the gravel. 

Another afternoon!

Another sunny afternoon!

Philomath - Fern Road - Llewellyn - Bellfountain - Airport - 99W - 20 - Conifer

Waited until after noon for the fog to lift. Nice and sunny once it did.

Short ride in the cold to break 300 for the month. 

No rain. 50 degrees. Best you can hope for on Thanksgiving. 

Cold gray day but no rain or wind. 

Pretty nice day so I had to get out forecast is for a week of rain. 

Everything got super muddy on Simpson Road. 

Got out for a ride to the river on what was probably the last sunny afternoon for a while.

Dentist appointment. Coffee at Kings street CC. The meander to the garden. Dark, windy, and warm. No rain. 

Fantastic ride. Beautiful day. Halloween day. I needed 52 miles to get 500 for the month and got it exactly.

The bike club always stops at cemeteries on Halloween. I passed a few on Riverside and then again in Albany. Then I couldn't resist stopping at the historic Jewish Cemetery in...

Gorgeous sunny late autumn day. About 50 degrees, little wind.

Cold morning in Waldport, 44 when I left at 9:30. Warmed up a bit but stayed nice and cool all day. Stoped at Blackberry and made some hot tea out of the cold bottled tea I got on the way out. Stopped again at Salmonberry. Rain was starting when I got to Alsea where I waited for Linda to pick...

Harlan Road to Elk City. A little rain in Toledo. A little wind and a little rain on Yaquina Bay Road. Sunny with a tailwind on the coast. 

Ride into town to drop off ballots. Then coffee by the river. 

Too nice a day not to ride. 

Coffeeneuring #1

Waited for the rain to stop. Still got a few sprinkles. 

Over the top and down the creek.

Monthly milage on the Saga. Moslty around town and to the garden,

This month started well. I felt strong on the Labor Day ride up Mary's Peak. Then 2 weeks of no riding due to smoke really set me back. CRGA is in 2 days I don't feel very strong at all.

Beautiful first ride of fall and 5781. First ride since Mary's Peak two weeks ago. Historic forest fires had the valley smoked in for 10 days. Couldn't even go outside. AQI was in the hazardous range. Then came some rain, including a deluge thunder storm, and now the air is fresh and clean....

Straight road rode by the easiest route. Out through Buena Vista, back through Helmick and 99.

Cooler day but very nice.

Another great ride. 

Well the fellow I talked to was right. Just past his place the road is very overgrown. Doesn't look like a vehicle has gobe up there in years. Not so much nettles though but everything else. I was able to dodge most of it going from right to left, and sometimes riding the middle which was soft...

Plus a couple of miles in town before I left. Drove out to Big Elk CG. Set up my tent, had dinner, and went for a ride at dusk. Grant Creek is lovely. I saw where the west section of the C2C starts. I went as far as the last house, which is only 2 miles up, where I talked to a guy who said the...

Got out early. Got back late. 

Over Lewisburg Saddle out Soap Creek - Tampico - Berry Creek - Airlie and over Maxfield Creek. Got to the Kings Valley store at 10:00, but it doesn’t open until 11:00. 

Stopped for a snack at the covered bridge then kept going all the way to...

From Waldport. Up Keller Creek and the North Fork. 

Big day in the valley as they were having a farm tour. I did stop and talked to some people. It got a uite hot probably 99. 75 at the beach. 

Equal time for the Saga. Not really but it’s still the one to ride if I need to carry stuff. 

Full moon night ride. Very nice. Started going up Jackson Creek but the new light does not put out much at low speeds. Need to hook it up to a battery. 

So Mountain View Overlook Arboretum Ryals Independence Hwy 20 Granger 99 and a loop through some neighborhoods. 

Started at the top of Decker. Took horse trails and logging roads up up up and eventually came down Beaver Creek. 

Nelson is riding his new Jones Bike.

Early morning beat the heat ride. It was lovely. Up Jackson Creek and down Oak Creek.

Woke up at 3 am. Went for a ride to try out my new Sinewave Beacon light. Very nice bright symmetrical beam. Not much output below 5mph. May need to use a battery when climbing in the woods at night. 

Cool cloudy morning. Bad truck traffic forced me to take Oak Grove and Scenic. Really didn’t need the hills so early in the ride. Took the ferry and WVSB through Ankeny refuge. Long way around Independence and Monmouth. Was going to go out Airlie to Berry Creek but my legs were dead and there...

Mountain View - Overlook - Hood View. Then out to Independence road and a loop through EE Wilson Refuge. Back Pettibone. 

Afternoon ride to water the garden. Windy. 

Still not recovered from last Saturday's ride up Mary's Peak. Legs hurt to start but then started feeling better.

Warmer today, but still not too hot.

Still nice and cool. Put the RTPs back on the Ravn. Smooth. 

Nice cool morning for an easy ride. 

Clockwise. Berry Creek  - Airlie  - Sauerkraut - Simpson - Helmick Park - Airlie - D’Armond - Wiles. Back through the wildlife refuge.

Cool day with a few sprinkles. Nice.

Tracy A is off to do the GDMBR.  

Ann asked if I'd join her on an 'into to gravel' ride. I sugessted we do Harrid Road. I invited the usual suspects. Sunday it was just the guys, today it was 7 women and me. I'm not complaining. Most of them are in much better shape than the men anyway, More of a challenge keeping up with them...

Harris Road to Blodgett. Norton Creek road into Mary’s River tree farm. Eventually came out at Hoskins Road. Then a 10 loop on Shingle Creek. Back over Hoskins Alexander and Kings Valley highway. 

Cool and overcast most of the day but then the sun came out and it got quite warm. 

Out Soap Creek and did a loop on Wiles - Rifle Range- Wiles.

Pushed hard up the hill. Felt good. Back on 99.

Up Jackson Creek. Lower Upper Dan's trail to Dan's-Horse connector. Kept going towards the saddle but when I passed 611 road I thought "one day I'll take that road". Then decided today's the day. It starts up steep and continues steep for a while, but then as soon as it starts going down there...

Set out to do a longer ride but just didn't feel like it.

Over Mountain View and Overlook, then just roaming around the old base and wildlife refuge.

Out past Philomath to Llewelyn. Back on Bellfountain. Getting hot. 

I need to do shorter more frequent rides, but keep up the intensity. Perfect ride for that today. Up and down Jackson Creek.

Getting warmer. 

First ride since starting blood pressure med. Felt good. First up Jackson creek to the road to Chip Ross. Then back Dan's Trail and up the road to the Dans/Horse connector. Then north and down Jackson Creek. A couple of good climbs.

Started to go up Jackson Creek in Mac forest but I really didn’t have the energy. Started seeing a lot of people so I went back down and rode the old roads and trails around Adair. 

Another 80 degree day. 

First real ride since March 21. Felt pretty good. I’ve been riding the trainer so I haven’t lost it all. 

Highland - Crescent Valley - Lewisburg - Overlook/Hood View - Arboretum - Ryails - Independence - Cam Adair - old roads then back on 99

Nice Day

Solo ride. Club rides are canceled due to Corona virus. Nice day

First down Garden to my secret spot by the river to enjoy my "social distancing" lunch. Yes we are here in th Corona Virus pandemic right now. Hopefully there are still people around to read this in the future.

Beautiful late winter day. Mid fifties, but very windy.

Gorgeous sunny day. Cold to start but warmed up right away. 

Another nice day. The single track was fun, and in good shape except for one muddy section. 

Another great Tenners ride. Made it to Shedd before the deluge. Waited it out at the market, and then made it home before the next storm hit. 

Got January out for a short ride on a sunny day.

Spectacular day for February. Burns Vista ferry to Ankeny wildlife refuge. Independence and back on Stapleton and Helmick. 

Sunny day. I waited for it to warm up and it did. Nice views of the mountains.

Geezers ride plus. Vastly outnumbered by trikes. 

First ride of the month. Just haven’t been motivated. 

Round and round the wildlife refuge. Then back through town. No rain. Around 50. 

Cut short a Tenners ride and went to new coffee shop in Philomath. Timber Town Coffee or something. Very good. 

Geezers ride and around. 

50 degrees, no rain, no sun, some wind. Riding the Ravn. 

2 Geezers rides. I’ve been laying off the bike as much as possible since going over 5k for the year. I need the recovery. But it was warmer and not raining today so I couldn’t resist one last ride for the second decade of the century. 

Finished the year 30 miles shy of last year’s...

No rain, and not terribly cold. Out to Phiolomath and over Decker from 34. More people are wanting to ride the gravel on 53rd coming back.

After a few days of freezing fog the sun came out and it got up to 50 degrees. 

After the hop farm I took Davidson (gravel) back over to Corvallis Road. Then Stapleton over to Helmick and back on 99. 

Cold and foggy to start. Sun came out on 34 and it was nice and warm going up Decker. Back in the fog on the east side but it was lifting. Stopped at Hiatt Bakery. Then took the gravel on Peterson to Airport and again on 53rd. 

Sunny day. I waited until it got over 50 before riding. Nice and warm in the sun. Took Dan’s Trail down. 

First ride with the Thudbuster. Couldn’t really tell when it was compressing which I guess is good. 

Forecast was for rain. Didn’t happen. 

Fog lifted and became clouds. Warmer to start, but didn't get much warmer duing the day, Nice ride, nice pie.

Plus some loops around town. Cold foggy morning, warm sunny afternoon. 

Cold mornings, warm afternoons, sunny days continue. Very nice.

Gorgeous crisp clear fall day. Colors are still bright. Coming off aggravating my Achilles tendon last week, plus cutting my thumb with a chisel.

Didn't really achieve critical mass, but it was fun. https://www.gazettetimes.com/news/cycling-advocates-stage-group-ride/art...

Coffeenuring and old guys ride. 

Beautiful day for coffeenuring ride #2. A little wind but not too bad. Stretched out the return. 

Still sunny! I drove the Yachats River Valley segment.

Foggy to start but soon cleared and was a glorious fall day.

Got cool and wet early this year. 

Solo ride. Cold but dry. Met the group in Albany as they were leaving. Ended up riding back with Brandy. 

Fog lifting at the start. Some sunshine. 

Stop over at Shaw Island.

To Tom and Sharon’s 

Lime Liln SP

Rain was threatening but didn’t start until after we got our tents pitched. 

Had to get back early to setup for Play Music On The Porch Day. 

Nice tailwind going down, horrendous headwind coming back. Always gorgeous up the valley.

Explored forest road 5360 (Eckman Creek road) and 53, at least where they hit Yachats River Road.

I've been totally unmovtivated to ride all week, so had to get in good one today. I woke up with a headache which lasted well into the morning. Detour in back to Adair to get coffee took me though some of the closed off roads in E.E. Wilson wildlife refuge. Then on to the Buena Vista ferry,...

Late start, hot day, low energy, low inspiration. Still made it over the saddle and out Soap Creek. Back on 99.

Repeat of ride we did in 2017. Alexander Hoskins Summit Blodgett Harris Wren. 

Cool day. Even some rain. 

Garden, meetings, shopping. Nice and cool for August,

Over Decker in both directions. Then out Bellfountain as far as Finley Wildlife Refuge.

Jerry led the way through South Town

Bernice wanted to ride to Dallas which meant going over Hoskins road, so I decided to accompany her. We walked over the steep part at the top. Steep loose gravel on the downside so we kept walking. 

On my way to Big Elk CG on C2C. Turning left at Shotpouch the drybag on my right fork leg got jammed into the spokes and I went down. Banged up elbow but not too bad. Rode to Burnt Woods and decided to ride home. Both wheels are now out of true.

Getting hot now,
 

Bike shop. Shifter will be fixed soon.

A little coffeeneuring at new Starbucks today. It ev en rained a bi.t

Out early. Nice and cool for the climb. January was really strong today. 

Perfect weather. No fun on 58. The rest was nice. 

I got Linda out on the Tandem. 

Harvested the garlic.

Linda’s Birthday ride. 

Everyone took the Elk City route and did fine on the gravel. 

Three Capes!

Layover day in Astoria. 

Followed an Oregon Randonneur route from McMinnville with nice rolling hills. Late second breakfast in Banks. 

The BV Trail was harder than I expected. I probably wore myself out on the rolling hills, plus too heavy a meal in Banks, plus terrible rough pavement...

Afternoon ride to the garden

Pre ride for loop tour. Unfortunately John went down and gashed his elbow. 

A couple of hot days. Mid 90's

I got an early start because I was doubting I could finish in 10 hours. I did better than expected and finished with 48 minutes to spare. Really hard though. I don’t think I need to do anymore 100 mile rides. 

Really nice day. Cool but NO RAIN!! Did get the headwind for the last 15...

Not nearly ready for the Strawberry Century but maybe will make it.

Cool mornings, warm afternoons. 

Shool with January and a couple of trips to town.

Left at 9 with Eric, Rann and Doreen, and Frank and Kathy. The rest of the gang left earlier. Eric had to get to a mother's day event. Kathy and Frank decided to keep riding when Rann, Doreen, and I stopped for second breakfast. So the three of us took it slow and stopped again in Independence...

South Beaver Creek then up North Beaver Creek. 

Very nice weather. 

Nice day for a liesurly cruise around town dressed up like an Englishman,

Excellent spring weather, with some wind.

Nice leisurely ride on South Beaver Creek and 101 into Newport. Got on the bus and had a nice nap before the bus broke down a mile past Blodgett. So I rode the rest of the way. 

Warm spring day in the 70’s. Took 34. Traffic was very light. 

Sunny skies and warmer. Trail was smoother also.

Another tenners ride. Light rain througout. Stopped at Hiatt bakery and then did Decker

My wonderful friends helped me pull of my ride-your-age birthday ride. It was miserable and we had a great time. It rained almost the entire 9 hours we were out there, stopping for maybe 10 minutes at a time just to tease us. However wind was not a factor so it could have been worse, and at 50...

From Bayshore down the coast and up the valley. Up the North Fork to the covered bridge. 

Left early. Sunny and cold when I left but low clouds in the Yachats Valley which lifted shortly after I turned around. Then warm. Gorgeous actually. 

Cool but sunny. 

A couple of trips from Bayshore. Super windy on one ride over the bridge,

Warm sunny days!!

Out exploring the neighborhood 

Cold but dry. A little wind. Good Tenners ride. 

Sunny and cold but the sun is much warmer now. Very little wind.

Went down Truax Island which I had never done before. There is a huge blackberry yard right along the river. Maybe 20 or more acres. I think it is part of Stahlbush.

Had to drop the truck off in South Town and it was snowing. Some slush of the road but not much.

Started out with the Tuesday old guys. Then some stops and back around Bald Hill Park. 

Out Bellfountain. Showers with some sun. Better than it had been. 

Still sunny. I wanted to ride the Ravn but didn’t feel like the big climb. 

After feeling like I was having a heart attack on Wednesday I felt great riding over Decker from 34 today. Foggy except for out 34 almost to Decker.

Took the Saga on a club ride to see how I like the saddle and new handlebars. Pretty good actually. Maybe some minor adjustments. 

Nice day. Close to 50 and no rain or wind. 

Sunny and clear. Cold to start but warmed up quickly. Out Peoria etc to Thompson Mills. Then Plainview, Rock Hill and Stoltz into Lebanon. Pizza at the strawberry place which was not that great. Back via Tangent. I hit a wall at about 40 miles. 

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