The quick and dirty summary of the weekend can be summarized quickly as: Stayed in a volcano (technically a caldera) Took a dip in a natural hot spring Hiked around Paulina Lake Mountain biked the rim of the caldera Saw the sunset from 8,000 feet Spent time with my beautiful wife Live music while lounging…
Category: Rides
Echo Valley 60
It’s June and I have not done a single mountain bike race yet this season. Ambition from earlier in January has been replaced with a desire to “just ride”. Therefore things like the Oregon Stampede and other long or interesting rides that I have done so far this year. However I had all intentions of…
Some Like it Hot
Yes some do like it hot, and as I have expressed here before, I am one of them. I despise being cold! So, the past couple days have been really good for me. We’ve been in the upper 90’s and not a cloud in the sky. Humidity is low too, which makes the temps that…
Stampeded
This post could just as easily be called “Pete & Dean 1, Oregon Stampede 1”. The plan for this one started about 4 days after completing our first and successful attempt at the Oregon Stampede just about a month ago. I was laying in a hotel in San Diego, on a work trip, and Dean…
Oregon Stampede Route
A couple weeks ago I get a really simple text. Dean – “Hey, want to do the Oregon Stampede Route on April 23rd?”. Ironically I had just been researching it recently as the 2 day option. Dean was suggesting 1 day, and after about 15 seconds of deliberation I replied with a simple “Yes”. I’ll…
Gorge Ground Up
Let’s start with the basic route description of the Gorge Ground up. 50.9 miles 6662ft elevation (6000ft occurs in 1st 30 miles) It’s that 6K’ in the 1st 30 miles that really sums it up. We averaged only 10 MPH, total time from start to end was just around 6 3/4 hours. That is the…
ON & OFF RHODES 