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The traffic circles on Verboort Rd. are easily negotiated but will probably=
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be busy on sausage day
as will be the short section from Martin Rd. to Visitation where you loose=
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the shoulder.
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We got pretty wet but weather looks good for Saturday.
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<br> =3B<BR><div><div id=3D"SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div><hr id=3D"stopSp=
elling">From: lochmond at msn.com<br>To: orrando at orrandonneurs.org<br>Date: We=
d=2C 31 Oct 2012 13:45:22 -0700<br>Subject: [ORRando] Verboort Populaire Pr=
e Ride Report<br><br>
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<div>This year the ride starts in Verboort where there will be designated=20
parking</div>
<div>but it was a school day when Ken and I rode and there was no room for =
us so=20
we</div>
<div>had to start from the old same place in Forest Grove.</div>
<div> =3B</div>
<div>To start=2C =3B Porter road is pretty straight forward into Forest=
Grove.=20
Pacific Ave.</div>
<div>out of town can be slow if you don=92t hit the lights but there is eno=
ugh=20
room to</div>
<div>share with cars.</div>
<div> =3B</div>
<div>As we left town the bike lane was covered with leaves which were clogg=
ing=20
the drains</div>
<div>and =3B forced us to ride in the lane. It wasn=92t a problem as th=
ere=20
wasn=92t much traffic.</div>
<div> =3B</div>
<div>Gales Creek Hwy. doesn=92t have much shoulder but not much traffic=20
either.</div>
<div> =3B</div>
<div>We had Timber Rd. to ourselves and made the short steep climb in a dri=
zzly=20
rain.</div>
<div>Near the summit the pavement is still =3B trying to crumble into t=
he=20
canyon which at climbing speed</div>
<div>it isn=92t a problem but watch out for cracks.</div>
<div> =3B</div>
<div>Snaky descent into Timber=2C a little climb out and another nice desce=
nt to=20
Hwy 26.</div>
<div> =3B</div>
<div>From Hwy 26 to Vernonia =3B on a quiet road along the Nehalem Rive=
r we=20
rolled along</div>
<div>and noticed that the rain had let up.</div>
<div> =3B</div>
<div>At Hwy 47 we opted to get on the bike trail and avoid the spray from t=
he=20
log trucks.</div>
<div> =3B</div>
<div>We hit the Black Bear Caf=E9 for coffee but if you are in a hurry ther=
e is a=20
Thriftway on Adams</div>
<div>or an ATM on Bridge St.</div>
<div> =3B</div>
<div>The Banks-Vernonia Linear Trail was in NW Fall show mode. There were=
=2C=20
however=2C places where</div>
<div>the leaves are thick and heavy totally covering the path. We didn=92t =
have=20
any trouble since</div>
<div>we both run wide 650b=92s but be cautious if you are on skinnies.</div=
>
<div> =3B</div>
<div>From the end of the trail until Cornelius-Scheflin it=92s nice country=
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roads.</div>
<div> =3B</div>
<div>The traffic circles on Verboort Rd. are easily negotiated but will pro=
bably=20
be busy on sausage day</div>
<div>as will be the short section from Martin Rd. to Visitation where you l=
oose=20
the shoulder.</div>
<div> =3B</div>
<div>We got pretty wet but weather looks good for Saturday.</div>
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