Rides

Route	Date	Miles	Bike	Buddies	Notes
Imagine - Philomath	Tue, 02/06/2024	27	Grando	Tuesday group	A little cooler but no rain and some sun. Philomath after Imagine then back to the river and a loop through campus.
Helmick Park	Sat, 02/03/2024	43	Grando	Tenners	Fabulous sunny day. A little cooler to start but warmed right up to the low 50s. Not bad for February. I split from the group on the return and did Airlie De’Armond Wiles Tampico.
Philomath	Fri, 02/02/2024	22	Grando		Another dry day. A little cooler and windy but I’ll take it. Met up with some fast riders at Timber Towne.
Lewisburg Saddle - Soap Creek	Thu, 02/01/2024	23	Ravn		February off to a good start. Partly sunny, mid 50s. Up Jackson Creek. Made the grunt climb which gives me hope. Mud up above where trucks are hauling boulders. Was thinking about Dimple Hill but opted for Soap Creek and a coffee stop in Adair. Strong headwind coming back. Image
Imagine - Southtown	Tue, 01/30/2024	23	Grando	Tuesday group	Still warm. A tiny bit of drizzle but mostly dry.
Around Town	Mon, 01/29/2024	16	Grando		Still warm, but now foggy. Not complaining. Salvaged the month at least.
Albany	Sun, 01/28/2024	35	Grando	Brent, John, Lori, Melissa	Warm and dry. Even some sunshine. Little wind. A nice April day in January.
Peoria Road	Sat, 01/27/2024	30	Grando	Tenners	Wasn’t planning on riding as the forecast was saying rain, but then I noticed it wasn’t raining and the updated forecast said no more rain! And then I saw it was 58 degrees! So very nice ride on the farm roads off of Peoria Road. Moderate headwind going out, nice tailwind coming home.
Imagine - Southtown	Tue, 01/23/2024	22	Grando	Tuesday group	No more ice! It even stopped raining for a day and we got a little sunshine.
Town	Fri, 01/19/2024	11	Ravn		After a week of ice the roads have finally thawed out enough to ride. Short loop to document the flooding. Image
Shedd	Sat, 01/06/2024	40	Grando	Tenners	Rain. Cold and rainy. Spirits were high though.
Kiger Island	Fri, 01/05/2024	31	Grando		Rain stopped and there was some blue sky, but a cold south wind. Loop back around town to get the miles.
Philomath	Wed, 01/03/2024	23	Grando		First ride of the year. Managed to get out during a break in the rain.
53rd Street	Sat, 12/30/2023	20	Soma Saga		Late start and then had to fight the rain, but eventually the sun came out.
Imagine	Tue, 12/26/2023	23	Grando	Tuesday group	Warmer and not raining. Fog rolled in but then lifted. Image
De Armond loop	Wed, 12/20/2023	35	Ravn		Image Sunny day. Not as warm as yesterday but quite nice. The gravel roads are in great shape. Even saw Mt. Hood.
Southtown	Tue, 12/19/2023	31	Soma Saga	Tuesday group	Image Down to the river, out and back on the bike path, coffee at Bihdis and then a loop out the 34 bike path. Nice day after a bunch of cold ones.
Around town	Thu, 12/14/2023	21	Soma Saga		No rain, no fog, no wind, no sun.
Imagine	Tue, 12/12/2023	21	Grando	Tuesday group	Image Clear and sunny and not to cold. We had 12 riders which is not unusual.
Willamette Park	Tue, 12/05/2023	14	Soma Saga	Tuesday group	Image Warm with a little drizzle and light rain. We wanted to see how high the river was so rode down through Southtown on the river path. Then to Bodhi's on 1st for coffee.
Southtown	Mon, 12/04/2023	22	Soma Saga		It stopped raining long enough for a quick ride through town. Very warm at 61°
Yachats River Valley	Wed, 11/29/2023	32	Ravn		Image Cloudy but not cold. Much better than the freezing fog in the valley. Camped at Tilicum. The Yachats valley is still the most beautiful ride of all.
Tilicum Beach	Tue, 11/28/2023	5	Ravn		Image Took the Ravn on the beach. Couldn’t resist it was such a nice evening. Was careful to avoid water.
Albany	Sat, 11/25/2023	30	Grando	Tenners	Image Sunny and cold. Very nice. Went to The Brim in Albany. Good to be back on the Grando.
Philomath	Fri, 11/24/2023	26	Grando		Plus a loop out Grange Hall Rd. Sunny and not too cold. As good as it gets for November.
Imagine	Tue, 11/21/2023	18	Grando	Tuesday group	Cold fog to start. Some sun on the way home.
Thompson Mills	Sat, 11/18/2023	41	Grando	Tenners	Beat the rain. Really good to be back on the Grando. I could hang near the front instead of off the back.
Around town	Fri, 11/17/2023	23	Grando		Grando is back with shiny new wheels, cassette, and chain. Test ride and all is well. Sunny and not cold.
Town	Wed, 11/15/2023	11	Soma Saga		Short ride in to ride over the temporary Van Buren bridge, after yesterdays last ride over the old bridge. Warmer but felt colder due to high humidity after this morning rain.
Imagine Philomath Airport	Tue, 11/14/2023	31	Ravn	Tuesday group	Pretty much the reverse of yesterday. A bunch of the Tenners women joined us. Colder but no rain.
Philomath via Airport road	Mon, 11/13/2023	31	Ravn		Nice day. A little windy but warm enough and dry.
Decker Road	Thu, 11/09/2023	34	Ravn		Not over the hill. Out Fern. Back Bellfountain and Airport. Cold cloudy but dry.
Imagine	Tue, 11/07/2023	23	Ravn	Tuesday group	Back through Southtown. Some rain, some sun.
Philomath	Fri, 11/03/2023	23	Ravn		Through Bald Hill park. Cloudy but warmer.
Imagine	Tue, 10/31/2023	22	Soma Saga	Tuesday group	Still cold but the sun came out. Rain tomorrow.
De Armond loop	Mon, 10/30/2023	36	Ravn		Cold and sunny to start but it warmed up quickly. Gorgeous day.
Albany	Sat, 10/28/2023	32	Ravn	Tenners	Cold but sunny. Cold wind though, but a beautiful day. Abbreviated graveyard ride for Halloween
South Town	Thu, 10/26/2023	23	Ravn		Around town to Tried & True. Started out cold but turned out pretty nice.
Imagine	Tue, 10/24/2023	24	Ravn	Tuesday group	Got caught by the rain before I got home.
Albany	Sat, 10/21/2023	30	Ravn	Tenners	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.