The Usual Suspects do the Oregon Rectangle, a 7 day bike tour
09-14-23, 08:25 PM
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Have a great ride gents, and take plenty of pics for the rest of us.
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09-17-23, 09:07 PM
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Bikes and riders arriving
The Atelier is nearly full of tour ready bikes. People flying in have landed @Spaghetti Legs and Andrew Horsfall from the CR list, the Bay Area Boys @davester and his buddy Thor made the long drive up, @VRJAKE is hosting some, I'm hosting the others. Bob Freeman will be driving down early in the morning.
This train is primed and ready to go.
This train is primed and ready to go.
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09-19-23, 08:43 AM
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Day 1 in the bag - the beauty and suffering on the Nort Trask
Quick update from the field.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/44226391
65 miles and 4300’ of climbing doesnt sound so bad until you realize half was on gravel.
A few pics
Today is an easier ride to our palazzo in Tierra del Mar.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/44226391
65 miles and 4300’ of climbing doesnt sound so bad until you realize half was on gravel.
A few pics
Today is an easier ride to our palazzo in Tierra del Mar.
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09-19-23, 09:08 AM
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Were beverages available at the top of the climb?
09-19-23, 09:54 AM
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09-19-23, 03:56 PM
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@nlerner, @northbend, @Jeff Wills, we would have paid a king’s ransom for a cold brew at the top of The Wall. Most of us have done Cino and Eroica Cali, and agreed it’s a harder climb than any they have, including Cypress and 9 Mile.
We made up for it by ending the ride at the local Pelican Brewery.
@Spaghetti Legs photobombing yours truly while sucking down pint #1
We made up for it by ending the ride at the local Pelican Brewery.
@Spaghetti Legs photobombing yours truly while sucking down pint #1
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09-19-23, 06:15 PM
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Day 1 was a hard day in the saddle. Lots of thick, soupy gravel. The crew handled it well.amongst the group, about 250 miles of gravel and only one flat.
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09-19-23, 06:22 PM
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Did the last few miles of gravel still have that awesome center ridge where you basically ride on a triangle?
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09-19-23, 06:26 PM
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Yes there was a pretty sharp crown but fortunately the gravel wasn’t too bad on either side. Whenever I ended up on the left side, I got back on the right side as soon as I could as there was a pretty steep drop down to the river off the left side of the road.
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09-19-23, 07:45 PM
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Am I the only one who looks at those photos and starts hearing "Dueling Banjos" in my head?
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09-20-23, 08:25 PM
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Loop ride from our pad today before heading out further south tomorrow.
First step in the Tillamook ice cream process
First step in the Tillamook ice cream process
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09-21-23, 01:05 PM
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Looks wonderful!
09-22-23, 11:53 PM
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Being a working stiff who burned through most of his vacation earlier in the year, I've had to miss most of this one, though I did drive out to the coast to join the group for a dinner at the Palozzo del Mar on Wednesday. Today I skipped work and hopped a train to Albany and rode over to meet the cavalieri in Corvalis. Though not part of the Rectangle proper, here are a few pics from the day.
At the MAX station in Beaverton, the seven iron is ready to go.
An on-topic picture from the train station in Albany.
The route from Albany to Corvallis follows the Willamette Valley Scenic Bikeway
Very scenic
At the MAX station in Beaverton, the seven iron is ready to go.
An on-topic picture from the train station in Albany.
The route from Albany to Corvallis follows the Willamette Valley Scenic Bikeway
Very scenic
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09-23-23, 08:00 AM
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Day 4 quick notes
All good things must end, I suppose, so some pics from our 2 day stay at the Palazzo del Mar:
A note, we now have a sag wagon. I pre-positioned my pickup st the palazzo, we’ll take turns doing sag duty. This allowed us to shed extra kit and evening wear from our bike bags.
But a new adventure awaits. Day 4 we rode south along the coast in glorious weather, sunny in tje 60’s. Destination, a larger town on th Oregon coast.
A note, we now have a sag wagon. I pre-positioned my pickup st the palazzo, we’ll take turns doing sag duty. This allowed us to shed extra kit and evening wear from our bike bags.
But a new adventure awaits. Day 4 we rode south along the coast in glorious weather, sunny in tje 60’s. Destination, a larger town on th Oregon coast.
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09-24-23, 05:01 PM
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Here are a few pictures from Day 6.
Outside of Salem we picked up a nice trail system that leads into the city.
Just outside downtown Salem figuring out how to get to our lunch spot.
Lunch at Venti's (the panorama software made some interesting choices here).
The McMinnville Inn has the largest parking lot to building size ratio I can remember seeing.
Outside of Salem we picked up a nice trail system that leads into the city.
Just outside downtown Salem figuring out how to get to our lunch spot.
Lunch at Venti's (the panorama software made some interesting choices here).
The McMinnville Inn has the largest parking lot to building size ratio I can remember seeing.
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09-24-23, 05:24 PM
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Looks like a Great Time !
09-24-23, 05:48 PM
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Real pros there--going to finish the tour. I see a couple of arms that will need to be reset when it's done.
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09-25-23, 01:42 PM
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A few shots of my own from day 1 of our 7 day tour. Note that Day 1 was my first day on a bike after coming down with Covid 11 days prior. Who doesn’t recover from Covid by embarking on a 7-day bike tour?:
Day zero…bikes staged in Gugie’s atelier
Day 1…the eager and fresh victims….er, ah…participants get ready to start.
The first stop. Halfway down @gugie ‘s driveway we had to stop to inflate a soft tire.
Finally on the road somewhere west of Portland
Roadside art
The first of many miles of gravel
Our English visitor Andrew Horsall, who said “this isn’t gravel, it’s rocks!”
Lot of logging in them there Oregon forests
The @davester bike at the perfect first day lunch stop
Day zero…bikes staged in Gugie’s atelier
Day 1…the eager and fresh victims….er, ah…participants get ready to start.
The first stop. Halfway down @gugie ‘s driveway we had to stop to inflate a soft tire.
Finally on the road somewhere west of Portland
Roadside art
The first of many miles of gravel
Our English visitor Andrew Horsall, who said “this isn’t gravel, it’s rocks!”
Lot of logging in them there Oregon forests
The @davester bike at the perfect first day lunch stop
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09-25-23, 01:59 PM
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Days 2, 3 and 4:
Leaving Tillamook, we reach the coast
Bob Freeman looking out from Cape Lookout
View from the beach house
The bike gang. Bob Freeman, @gugie, me ( @davester ), Bob’s buddy, local to the area, John Siemsen ( @VRJAKE ), Thor, and Hugh ( @Spaghetti Legs )
Leaving Tillamook, we reach the coast
Bob Freeman looking out from Cape Lookout
View from the beach house
The bike gang. Bob Freeman, @gugie, me ( @davester ), Bob’s buddy, local to the area, John Siemsen ( @VRJAKE ), Thor, and Hugh ( @Spaghetti Legs )
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