[ORRando] ORRando Digest, Vol 56, Issue 5

[John Kramer]

Well, I was going to say that a training camp like Wenatchee would be good. 
However, early April can be cold and wet and most of the roads above 2500' 
are likely to have snow. The passes, if open, will have heavily graveled 
shoulders. Further east is more likely to have less rain and snow. The 
Dalles is a pretty dry and there should be plentiful lodging between The 
Dalles and Hood River. I have several 200k routes, a 300k and several 100k 
routes that are probably going to be open. There are also several two or 
three day out and backs with overnights at Heppner, Spray or Condon. 
Mountain biking is huge here in case there anyone is interested in that. 
There are also some easy trails for mountain bikes for the not so crazy like 
the 36 mile trail at The Deschutes River by Biggs Junction and the Klickitat 
River Rails to Trails project. Four or five days of riding is just the thing 
to help rebuild endurance.

I think what makes the SIR training camp work is there are a large number of 
riders who like getting together and riding. There is a hotel that offers a 
rate discount, a small amount of organization with identified routes, some 
volunteer supported controls, an evening banquet with some silliness and an 
area with nice terrain and climate. So if you haven't gone to the Wenatchee 
training camp, you might consider the Wenatchee Camp another fine SIR 
adventure.

Perhaps if there are some people willing to help create  a training camp 
down south in Oregon, we could think about what it is and where it should 
go. I know The Dalles area. It is likely to be dry when Portland is wet.

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> ...or how about central Oregon?  I've got a bunch o' routes mapped out 
> over here, and I'm sure the Kramer could come up with some as well.
>
> Scott P
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>>   1. Re: Fw: BC Randonneurs Cycling Club's Eau de Hell compact
>>      brevet series (joshua bryant)
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>> Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:53:14 -0800
>> From: joshua bryant <franco650b at mac.com>
>> Subject: Re: [ORRando] Fw: BC Randonneurs Cycling Club's Eau de Hell
>> compact brevet series
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>> I don't know about a full series, but maybe a week of 200-400's
>> would
>> be fun.  Sorta like summer rando-camp for adults.  I personally
>> need
>> time between brevets to recover/relax/remember just why the hell I
>> do
>> this crazy thing to my body, especially when going to the next
>> distance.  Some more experienced souls might feel differently.
>> I'll help design courses/volunteer though.  It would be nice, if
>> one
>> were to take a week off, to travel to a different part of the
>> state
>> than normal, though.  Maybe Medford/Ashland or Eugene based?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Joshua
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>> On Jan 11, 2010, at 9:56 AM, Marcello Napolitano wrote:
>>
>> > Just curious, would there be any interest in us organizing something
>> > similar here in Oregon, in the coming years? It would be nice to
>>
>> > have a
>> > mid-spring Wine Country brevet week, perhaps with rides starting in
>> > McMinnville and going to the coast, down the Willamette valley
>> and/or> towards the Cascades.
>> >
>> > Marcello
>> >
>> >
>> > Susan France wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Eau De Hell Info from Ken Bonner:
>> >>
>> >>
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