[ORRando] Great 600 and other craziness...

[cecilanne at comcast.net]

I second Bert's comments about the spectacular route.  I am sorry to hear abut the crazies, though.  Fortunately, I appear to have been spared that experience

I have managed to complete and post 2/3 of my ride report  - 

Part One is here: http://tinyurl.com/6asx8g  
and 
Part Two is here: http://tinyurl.com/5vxugz


Cheers, Cecil

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From: "Bert Lutz" <bert_lutz at hotmail.com>
> I have to say that I enjoyed the first 217 miles of riding as much or more
> than any other brevet.  The Kings Valley area, which was new to me, is
> spectacular.  Slab Creek Rd is a favorite of mine and I've always liked
> Ballston Rd.  The weather was great.  At the end of day one though, I'd had
> enough and withrew.
> 
>  
> 
> The other reason for this post (besides saying thanks to the ride
> organizers) was to point out again the value of not riding solo after dark.
> Saturday night was my night for crazies.  As I approached Sheridan around
> 1130 pm, a late model SUV pulled up beside me and 2 nicely dressed and
> sincere looking young men, after apologizing for bothering me, told me they
> were lost and asked for directions to Portland.  No smell of booze or dope,
> no snickering, just reasonable looking kids who professed to be lost.  Long
> story short, within a few minutes, the kid nearest me, pulled out a plastic
> water bottle and from a distance of less than 3 feet, managed to hit my
> head.  No harm done but I certainly didn't expect that one.
> 
>  
> 
> Later on Ballston Rd, with not a car in slight, a car roared up behind me
> and with what seemed to be about 8 bright headlights, decided to idle
> directly behind me.  This went on for a few hundred yards and then luckily,
> I spotted a driveway to a farm house and wheeled in.  The car paused for a
> moment and then roared off.
> 
>  
> 
> I have had my share of angry drivers before but these were a new experience
> for me and I thought worth a mention to this group.  Be careful! 
> 
>  
> 


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