Seattle-Portland - July 14, 2012

Seattle to Portland - July 14, 2012 204 miles.

Tony Ackerman, Petra St. John, Matt Clark and Aaron McGrath

Leslie's Hill Ride - 6/17/2012

Tony, Leslie, Petra, Aaron and Sharon

 40 miles, 4400 ft

Leslie led us up Old Germantown to Skyline to Moorland and down to Jackson Quarry.  Then up Logie Trail to Beck and down NW Elliot and Old Rock Creek.  The legs were a bit tired from the Astoria trip but it was probably good that I got out for ride.

Astoria half of a Double Century - 6/15/2012

Petra and Tony 100 miles, TZ=?? but at least 2-3 hours

Petra and I were the only ones that could make the Astoria-and-back Double Century this year. I had a complete computer failure on my Polar CS200 so I went without speed, cadence or HRM. We left the house about 9 am under a clear and warm sky. A very pleasant ride to Banks and then to Vernonia on the Linear Park. Lunch at the Blue House and back on Hwy 47 to Hwy 202. It was a beautiful ride with very little traffic. Past Jewel Elk refuge and then climb and nice decent into Olney where the now traditional chocolate milk was very refreshing. We were doing a victory lap around the Astoria Column by 5 pm. Leslie met us at the Comfort Suites hotel on the river front. After showers we headed to Fort George Brewpub for sausage and Vortex IPA.

Saturday morning we decided that a day of rest was going to be more beneficial to our training than 6 more hours in the saddle. So we drove back to Portland with Leslie and planned to rest and ride again on Sunday.

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PWTC Pioneer Century - Canby, OR 6/2/2012

102.4 miles TZ=4:49
Tony, Leslie and Petra

 Tony, Petra and Leslie did the 55 Mile Loop Avg=14.7 Tony and Petra also did the 45 mile loop Avg=16.6 For the 55 mile loop, the weather was cool and looked like it might rain with dark clouds forming on the horizon. But it held off and we enjoyed the Chris King fajitas once again. After lunch the weather improved and the second loop was sunny but with a strong headwind from the south (most of the time). The 45 mile loop was different this year and I think that I like it better. This ride is always dicey weather-size but its a beautiful route and always fun.

Ashland Mtn Lakes ride (well, we tried) May 25-28, 2012

5/26/2012 Bear Creek Greenway from Ashland to Medford 40 miles 5/27/2012 Mtn Lakes Loop from Ashland to Green Springs to Dead Indian Memorial Highway back to Ashland - 2.7 miles Leslie and I drove down to Ashland on Friday of the Memorial Day weekend. Stayed a nice hotel on the east end of town and generally really enjoyed Ashland. Saturday the weather was cool, windy and looked like rain so we took a driving tour from Ashland through the Applegate Valley and Jacksonville. We checked out Jacksonville and the continued on the scenic drive to Grants Pass. In Grants Pass there were jet boat races and a fair in the park called Boatnik. It was basically all about God(Bible fundamentalists and survivalists warning that the end times are upon us), Guns (get your leather hostler engraved to match your bullet studded belt and 50 cal machine gun lawn ornaments) and Ganja (the hippies are nice folks here). We stayed about 15 minutes and got out of there. Once safely back in Ashland we hopped on the bikes and biked the Bear Creek Greenway almost end-to-end. Its a great paved bike trail and its about 28 miles one-way. We had a nice pasta dinner in Ashland. Sunday was much warmer and we were eager to do the 50 mile 4700ft Mtn lakes loop. We headed out Hwy 66 and I made it 2.7 miles before a spoke broke on my Roubaix Roval 322x rear wheel and I was done. We dumped off the bikes and drove the route anyway and it looks like a very nice ride. Lots of climbing but its scenic and the traffic seemed to be light. The 13 mile downhill back into Ashland would be sweet. Sunday evening we enjoyed a nice dinner at Louie's and saw the play "Animal Crackers". Monday we headed back home.

Reach the Beach-5/19/2012

103+ miles, 7:15-3:15, ride time=6:26 Avg=16.1
Tony, Bruce, Teri, Petra, Aaron and Robert 

Weather was mostly sunny but not real warm. Rode all day with arms+legs and had my jacket on for most of the day. Had dinner at the Pelican Pub and stayed the night. Petra, Aaron and Robert at Petra's friends house and Bruce, Teri and Tony in the Bambi at Cape Lookout State Park.
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St. Helens - Vernonia Loop 5/13//2012

Tony, Les, Sharon, Petra, Aaron 58 miles, 4:07 Avg=14.1 TZ=2:20