[OrRando] Glacier Bound Riders

cecilanne at comcast.net cecilanne at comcast.net
Wed Jul 4 08:14:41 PDT 2007


Congratulations to all on a spectacular accomplishment!

Cecil 
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Jim Bronson" <jim.bronson at gmail.com>
> Made it in 70:55.  Man that last day was tough.  Not really because of
> the terrain, but just because it was the 3rd day of randonneuring in a
> row.  And the heat.  And my sunburn.  And the lack of services.  Oh
> yeah and the terrain!
> 
> Great ride, epic route!
> 
> The volunteers deserve a special mention. They made this ride so much
> more possible. One even took a link out of my chain as I slept, in
> order to fix a stuck link and skipping problem.  Now that's service.
> Cheers!!!
> 
> On 7/1/07, Michael Rasmussen <mikeraz at patch.com> wrote:
> > All,
> >
> > Yesterday 35 riders left the Portland (Ore) metro area for a 1000K Grand
> > Randonnee[1].  Their first 50 miles were on the Old Columbia Highway.  This
> > included, we assert, the first ever flight of stairs included in
> > the official brevet route.  After the nicely shaded intro they crossed the
> > Bridge of the Gods into the drier climes of Washington state. Like salmon
> > the
> > riders persistently rode up the Columbia River, passing dams, a Stonehenge
> > replica, wineries and fireworks stands.  Temps were in the mid 90s and
> > services widely spaced. They finished the first day riding after traversing
> > 400K and coming to the edge of the Palouse wheat growing mecca.
> >
> > Today they'll cross the Palouse and enter northern Idaho with an goal of
> > mining town Kellogg.  After another night's, or hour's, sleep they'll set
> > out
> > for the ultimate destination of Whitefish, Montana on the edge of Glacier
> > national park.
> >
> > You can track their progress at http://www.orrandonneurs.org/
> > We have riders from Texas, California, British Columbia, Washington and
> > Oregon.
> >
> > [1] If 1000K does not qualify as a Grande Randonnee I await clarification
> > from
> > Bill Bryant.
> >
> > --
> >       Michael Rasmussen, Portland Oregon
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> 
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