Rides

Route	Date	Miles	Bike	Buddies	Notes
Lebanon	Sat, 06/12/2021	57	Grando	Tenners	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.
Beaver Creek	Wed, 06/09/2021	20	Grando		From Bayshore. Out South Beaver Creek back on 101. Then a loop of Bayshore. Gorgeous day.
Philomath	Tue, 06/08/2021	18	Grando	Tuesday old guys	Got caught in a soaker.
Decker Road	Mon, 06/07/2021	37	Grando		Over Ervin. Had a flat. Spare tube no good. Patched the first one but it leaked. Made it halfway up Decker and had to pump it up. Went back down and took 34 stopping to pump every 10 minutes. Finally found a good spot to sit down and patch it again, which worked. Cool and almost rain
Town	Sat, 06/05/2021	16	Grando		No big ride today. Cool and very windy.
Albany	Thu, 06/03/2021	32	Grando		Got out early enough that it was pleasant until just as I was getting home. Still not too hot.
Philomath	Wed, 06/02/2021	32	Grando		Into town on 20. Through Southtown to Airport to Fern to Philomath. Not as hot as yesterday
Town and garden	Tue, 06/01/2021	16	Grando	Tuesday old guys	Getting hot and it's only June 1
Town	Tue, 05/25/2021	21	Soma Saga	Tuesday old guys	Sort ride, still nursing back pain
Town	Sun, 05/23/2021	12	Soma Saga		4 days off the bike due to severe back pain. Super easy pedaling today but still not good.
Around town	Mon, 05/17/2021	21	Soma Saga	Tuesday riders	Didn't really ride with the group as I had some stops to make, but met them at Imagine.
Wren2Wren	Sun, 05/16/2021	37	Ravn	Sunday gravel riders	Nice day. A little hot. This ride is too hard for me.
Jefferson	Sat, 05/15/2021	57	Grando	Tenners	Perfect day. Lots of riders. A little hot at the end.
Around town	Wed, 05/12/2021	20	Soma Saga		Getting warmer.
Southtown	Tue, 05/11/2021	21	Grando	Tuesday old guys	Sunny and warm but a bit breezy. Nice recovery ride. It's looking like May needs to be a recovery month.
Harlan - Elk City	Sun, 05/09/2021	44	Ravn	Sunday gravel riders	Out and back. Cool and cloudy which was just right. Road is in good shape.
Albany	Sat, 05/08/2021	42	Grando	Tenners	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.
Philomath	Tue, 05/04/2021	22	Grando	Tuesday old guys	Nice day. Good turnout for the Tuesday ride.
Philomath - Airport	Mon, 05/03/2021	30	Grando		Warming up again. Nice and cloudy though.
Alsea Falls gravel loop	Sun, 05/02/2021	25	Ravn	Sunday gravel riders	Superb route up Dawson road and down Green Peak road. Cool drizzly day.
Yachats River Valley	Fri, 04/30/2021	26	Grando		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.
Bayview - Drift Creek	Thu, 04/29/2021	23	Grando		Bayview - Bayview Loop - Bayview - May drive. One mile to the end, but didn't want to go down the hill and back up again. High above Drift Creek. Nice day on the coast. Mid 50's, light wind.
Albany	Tue, 04/27/2021	41	Grando		First into town. Then Riverside to Albany. Scenic to Springhill. Out to the turtle pond near the Lukiamute. Warmer with little wind.
Philomath	Mon, 04/26/2021	24	Grando		Slow recovery ride. Cool cloudy day.
Wren2Wren	Sun, 04/25/2021	37	Ravn	Sunday gravel riders	Cool but the rain held off. Roads in great shape.
Philomath	Fri, 04/23/2021	14	Grando		Test ride after new drivetrain. Rides great.
Sauerkraut	Fri, 04/23/2021	23	Ravn		From Helmick Park. Simpson, Sauerkraut, Airlie, Berry Creek, Tampico, Wiles, Rifle Range, De Armond, Airlie, Helmick.
Peoria Park	Thu, 04/22/2021	45	Soma Saga		Plus some meandering on farm roads. Started into a 6 mph ssw wind. Shortly after starting back in shifted to a 15 mph wnw wind and beat the shit out of me.
Philomath	Wed, 04/21/2021	26	Soma Saga		And south to Airport and back to town. warm day and I was dressed too hot.
Yachats	Mon, 04/19/2021	23	Ravn		From Bayshore. After a hot week in the valley it feels pretty cold over here. Not much wind though.
Sauerkraut plus	Sun, 04/18/2021	41	Ravn	Nelson	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.
Mennonite bakery	Sat, 04/17/2021	51	Soma Saga	Tenners	Great to be riding with my friends again. It got quite hot today. 82. Thankfully the wind was gentle.
Mac Forest - Soap Creek	Fri, 04/16/2021	52	Ravn		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.
Meander	Thu, 04/15/2021	24	Ravn		Still strong north wind. Went out Peoria road and wandered around a bit.
North then south	Wed, 04/14/2021	60	Ravn		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.
Around town	Tue, 04/13/2021	23	Grando		Tuesday old guys. Very windy.
Berry Creek	Mon, 04/12/2021	52	Grando	John R	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.
Bellfountain Gravel Loop	Sun, 04/11/2021	33	Ravn		First MVBC Sunday gravel ride. Good turnout. Sunny and cool with a stiff north wind.
Cardwell Hill	Sat, 04/10/2021	20	Ravn		Out and back, or up and down to the top. Walked a bit.
Almost to Albany	Tue, 04/06/2021	35	Grando	John, Tom	Met up with the Tuesday group and rode to Imagine. They sat inside and I sat outside. Then 3 of us rode out Riverside. Another incredible warm day.