Rides

Route Date Miles Bike Buddies Notes
Missing Link Trail 12 Rock Hopper Paul

Past four corners to the bolder the trail comes out on the road. Trail is still rough but will get better. Cat Walk is in good shape. Upper BTI has been graded. Another foggy day but sunny above.
Toothpick 10 Rock Hopper Paul

Thanksgiving mornig. Thick fog in town but sunny above White Rabitt Trailhead. Lots of people around but surprisingly few on the trails.
Toothpick 10 Rock Hopper Paul

Fog lifted and it got sunny but cold in the shade. I just did the short ride.
Toothpick - White Rabbit 12 Rock Hopper Paul

Warm and sunny. Paul had bike trouble so I did the first part solo. Went up Caterpillar and allthe way down Toothpick and back up. Met Paul on Lamb's mine and then did White Rabbit.
Toothpick 10 Rock Hopper Paul

Full moon. Trails are getting better.
Toothpick 10 Rock Hopper Paul

Can't remember
Toothpick 10 Rock Hopper Paul

Election eve. By the time we got down the hill the celebration had begun. The first cold ride of the season.
Four corners 18 Rock Hopper Paul

Down right hot. Wind shfted to warm out of the east. Some nice colors. Trails are in bad shape.
Valley Loop 42 Giant OCR2 Andy

Beautifull fall day. Close to 80, but the breeze was cool out of tv valley. Did David lane and Dark Hollow.
Toothpick 10 Rock Hopper Andy, Colin, Paul

I loaned Colin my old light but it wasn't bright enough. Quite a bit cooler. Still not enough rain to help the trails much
Cat Walk 12 Rock Hopper Andy, Colin, Kyle, Paul

Up 2060. Light rain as we started but then none. Trails were wet enough for better traction.
Toothpick 10 Rock Hopper Andy, Paul

First night ride. Full moon to boot. I got a 15 minute head start and rode nice and easy.
Buckhorn Springs Rd. 24 Giant OCR2 Andy, Dan, David, Ellen, Paul

and a short way beyond. Returned with Dan and Ellen while the rest continued up and around the loop. Still hot, dry, and smokey.
Short Orchard Loop 22 Giant OCR2 Andy, Paul

Back on the bike path. They brought in some kind of grinding machine and leveled off the worst bumps on the old Talent section. Much better.
Orcahrd Loop - Bike Path 34 Giant OCR2 Andy, Dan, Paul

To Medford. Got kind of lost trying to find the route from Barnett to N. Phoenix Rd. First ride with Andy and Dan in a long time.
Short Orchard Loop 25 Giant OCR2 Paul

Getting dark too early to get in anything much longer after work. Still quite warm though, but a little smokey. Rolled over 10,000 miles on the Giant.
Buckhorn Springs Rd 20 Rock Hopper

Easy 20 miles
Short Orchard Loop 18 Giant OCR2

Was planning to go out 66 but forgot my rear view. Ran into a touring group from Canada that was doing the whole Southern Oregon loop from Rosebudg to Crater. I'm missing all the big September rides again this year.
Valley Loop 42 Giant OCR2 Paul

Some dead ends and up to the Manor. Nice cool labor day.
Evans Creek 52 Giant OCR2 David, Paul

Started at Gold Hill. Sam's Valley, Antioch Rd., Evans Creek, Wimer over the new old covered bridge, Rogue River, Gold Hill. Much cooler with gusty winds. Felt like fall.
Orchard Loop 25 Giant OCR2

Hot day but cooled off later. Varied the route.
Orchard Loop 25 Giant OCR2

Hot day but cooled off later. Varied the route.
Valley Loop 44 Giant OCR2

Round about to Jacksonville, then normal way back. Still cool and the air is clean.
Orchard Loop 31 Giant OCR2 Linda

First up Wilson Road with Linda. Much cooler after heavy rain last night. Still riding very slow.
Buckhorn Springs Rd. 21 Giant OCR2

Still smokey but cooler.
Orchard Loop 32 Giant OCR2

Out by 9 and still hot but not as bad as it would get later. Very slow.
Loop road 22 Rock Hopper Linda

Starting at four corners. Late start so nice and cool. Horn Gap trail was great.
Bike Path - Colver Road 32 Giant OCR2

After a week of hellish smoke and heat today was cool and clear. Easy ride.
Mt. Ashland 52 Giant OCR2

Siskiyou summit first. Very slow.
Rocky Point - Fort Klamath 60 Giant OCR2 David

Nice day, good pace.
Bike Path 40 Giant OCR2

Central Point. 16.8 avg at sports park, 16.6 avg at Central Point, 15.9 at the dog park.
Siskiyou Summit 42 Giant OCR2

over the top for another mile and a half. Then out to Buckhorn Spgs road.
Around town to Walmart 20 Acupulco

Shopping and errands.
Hwy 66 16 Giant OCR2

Early mornig. A bit nippy
Orchard Loop 40 Giant OCR2 David

Back on Dark Hollow
Short Orchard Loop 25 Giant OCR2

Picked up the pace a little. Wore my heart rate monitor. Could still get up to 160 on the hills.
Bike path - Colver Rd. 27 Giant OCR2

Good pace going out.
Keno Acces Road loop 35 Giant OCR2 Andy

to Burton Flats Rd - Brown Mt - Hwy 37
Hwy 66 20 Giant OCR2

Early morning
Hwy 66 18 Giant OCR2

Early morning