Rides

Route Date Miles Bike Buddies Notes
Kendal Loop 35 Grando Tenners

Sunny and cold. The group was going to Shedd but three of us did a gravel loop instead. 
Imagine 20 Ravn Tuesday group

No fog! Sunny and cold, but warmed up to 50. 
Berry Creek Road 40 Grando Tenners

Started on the Pedee Pie Day ride but had a flat and some complications. Cold dry day. Still nice colors. 
Philomath 26 Ravn Tuesday group

Two days of hard rain but today was nice. Back to Timber Towne, same as Saturday. 
Philomath 22 Grando Tenners

Short Tenners ride due to impending rain. 
Baskett Slough Loop 27 Ravn Gravel riders

Good turnout on a gray day. Great route. 
Hiatt Bakery 33 Grando Tenners

Halloween ride. Reverse of what I did Thursday. Nice day. 
Philomath 33 Grando

Then out to Llewelyn. Nice day. 
Imagine 20 Soma Saga Tuesday group

It didn’t rain!
Alsea Falls Gravel Loop 24 Ravn Gravel riders

Cool clear morning. Clouded over but no rain. One of my favorite routes. 
Albany 45 Grando Tenners

First cold cloudy windy day, but the rain held off. 
Wakanda beach road 11 Soma Saga

From Bayshore. Fog lifted, it got sunny and warm, fog came back in. 
Harris Beach to Jedediah Smith SP 30 Soma Saga

That’s it. I reached the redwoods. I get a ride home tomorrow. 
Humbug to Harris Beach 51 Soma Saga

Fog, hills, and headwinds 
Bullards Beach to Humbug Mountain 41 Soma Saga

Finally got back to the ocean. Bandon was a let down, but Beach Loop drive was lovely. Port Orford feels like a hippie town. Lunch at Crazy Norwegian. Quite hot today and warm well into the evening. 
Tugman to Bullards Beach 43 Soma Saga

Another gorgeous day. Hard ride off of 101
Honeyman to Tugman SP 34 Soma Saga

Another gorgeous day on the Oregon Coast, except for the smoke coming down the Umpqua from the Cedar Creek fire. 
South Beach to Honeyman SP 53 Soma Saga

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. 
South Beach via bus 5 Soma Saga

Cold and foggy on the coast. 
Town - Coffee 12 Soma Saga

Another warm sunny afternoon. 
Town, Bald Hill Park, Oak Creek 24 Soma Saga

Cold foggy morning, warm sunny afternoon. 
Southtown 24 Soma Saga Tuesday group

Cloudy and cool but did warm up in the afternoon. Coffee and treats at Becky’s house. 
Salmonberry to home 49 Ravn CRGA 22

Another sunny warm day. 
Beachside to Salmonberry 46 Ravn CRGA 22

Overcast at the beach, sunny 2 miles up the valley. 
Big Elk to Beachside 40 Ravn CRGA 22

Glorious day. 78 degrees on the beach with light north winds. 
Corvallis to Big Elk CG 34 Ravn CRGA 22

Great start for CRGA 22
Imagine and around town 20 Ravn Tuesday group

Cooler day but still nice. 
Garden Town Garden 32 Soma Saga

Numerous trips to new garden plot. 
Albany 36 Grando

Meeting with Hasso Herring 
Town and garden 21 Soma Saga

New garden plot is closer to home. 
Hiatt Bakery 32 Grando Tenners

Road cleanup, then ride. 
Town & Tuesday 35 Soma Saga Tuesday group

Plus a couple of trips to the new garden plot. 
Home from Big Elk CG 33 Ravn

It actually rained last night, but my tent stayed dry under a big old fir. 
Doing the C2C eastbound with a full load is way too hard. Hours of pushing. Just too hard. But I made it!
Big Elk CG from Bayshore 58 Ravn

The long way, through Newport and Elk City.   Longer but much less climbing than N. Beaver Creek to Hilltop. Nice cool day. 
Seal Rock from Bayshore 14 Ravn

Out and about on the coast escaping the heat and smoke. 
Town 25 Soma Saga Tuesday group

South town with Tuesday riders plus. 
Albany 31 Grando

Slow, slow, slow. Could have beat the heat if I rode faster. 
Town, garden, town 48 Soma Saga Tuesday group

A couple of trips to town plus Tuesday ride. 
Ervin Road 36 Ravn

Trying to make this low mileage month not so bad. 
Adair 24 Grando Tenners

Turned around early to get ready for PMOTPD