[OrRando] joels 200k "report" now up, with pictures...

[Bert Lutz]

As I left Vernonia following 47 to Tophill, I was flagged down by a nice
woman who wondered why all the bikers were not riding the bike path.  Seems
the "locals" (her word not mine) are proud of the path and can't understand
why the "non-locals" (my word not hers) don't use it.  I explained that some
roadies shy away from paths due to other traffic like hikers, runners, etc
and debris that often litters these trails.  Skinny road tires and paths
sometimes don't mix.  She seemed happy with the explanation and said that
she would pass it along to others.  A local mystery solved...

We also talked about traffic on 47 and she did not seem the least irritated
that bikers might slow down local traffic.

Nice woman and a reasonable conversation.  Not unlike others I had during my
last trip to Veronica on New Years Eve.  But that is another story...

-----Original Message-----
From: orrando-bounces at tire.patch.com [mailto:orrando-bounces at tire.patch.com]
On Behalf Of Susan France
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 7:57 AM
To: Oregon area Randonneurs
Subject: RE: [OrRando] joels 200k "report" now up, with pictures...

What a super report. Of course I thought the bikepath to Tophill was the
highlight too. Sylvia Shiroyama and Bill Pence also took the trail to
Tophill, but they'd not read my preride email...so they wondered just what
I'd gotten them into. Whoops, guess I should have added the comment that it
turns to single-track after Beaver Cr Trailhead.

Doing the entire B-V bikepath is a treat. After Tophill it switches to the
other side of 47 and a couple miles beyond that heads downhill. Since it's
an old railroad bed it's always a gentle grade. I've always thought the
section between Beaver Creek and Tophill was the most difficult section for
us who are uncoordinated and who have to dismount when the stuff gets muddy
and soft. Eventually the path turns back to pave near Buxton, then you have
to take a couple miles of gravel road before you get back on the paved
section everyone rode between Manning and Banks. I hope when they complete
the new State Park that they also pave this entire path... then there would
be no reason to have bikes on Hwy 47 between Vernonia and Banks...which,
while a perfect fine section of hwy to ride, always seems to be patrolled by
irate rednecks (as was Duane's experience on this ride)

Susan.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: orrando-bounces at tire.patch.com
> [mailto:orrando-bounces at tire.patch.com]On Behalf Of joel metz
> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 8:20 AM
> To: orrando at tire.patch.com
> Subject: [OrRando] joels 200k "report" now up, with pictures...
>
>
> ...that is, if you want to look at blurry pics of things i rode past :)
>
> http://www.blackbirdsf.org/randonneuring/2006_200.html
>
> but more pics than last time! man i need a new (non-ancient)
> digital camera...
>
> -joel
>
> --
> joel metz  : magpie at blackbirdsf.org :  http://www.blackbirdsf.org/
> bike messengers worldwide : ifbma : http://www.messengers.org/
> 		       portland, oregon
> ==
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>                                  after she got that bicycle...
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