[ORRando] Re: ORRando Digest, Vol 36, Issue 11

Scott Peterson bobbycorno at bendbroadband.com
Fri May 30 19:56:19 PDT 2008


Well written ride report, Cecil.  And I love the photo of the Peg and Lesli 
summiting the coast range.  It really captures the feel of that section.  I 
eagerly await the following installments.

Scott P
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>   1. Great 600 and other craziness... (Bert Lutz)
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> From: "Bert Lutz" <bert_lutz at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [ORRando] Great 600 and other craziness...
> To: "'Oregon area Randonneurs'" <orrando at tire.patch.com>
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> 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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> Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 18:31:37 +0000
> From: cecilanne at comcast.net
> Subject: Re: [ORRando] Great 600 and other craziness...
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> 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
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>
> 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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