[ORRando] [OBRA Chat] The NEW section of the Columbia River Bike path

fitzbase at comcast.net fitzbase at comcast.net
Mon Oct 28 12:10:21 PDT 2013


Even better, the toll for bicycles went away a couple of years ago. FREE TO BIKES! 
Should you want to do the Randonneur thing, I can offer up Perm 1513. 

Pros: 


    * 200k perm, BOG and all that. 
    * You can start the ride at Jim and Patty's Coffee 

Cons: 


    * Well, it does start in Beaverton and traverses PDX. 

http://lynnerides.blogspot.com/2012/04/beaverton-bridge-of-gods-beaverton.html 

Cheers, 
Lynne F 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Susan Otcenas" <susan at teamestrogen.com> 
To: "Jeff Tedder" <sharkattack97219 at peoplepc.com>, orrando at orrandonneurs.org, seattlerando at googlegroups.com, CycleOregon at yahoogroups.com, obra at list.obra.org 
Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 12:00:25 PM 
Subject: Re: [ORRando] [OBRA Chat] The NEW section of the Columbia River Bike path 

>> So if you have never ridden the BOG loop, get out there and do it before the weather gets to ugly 
Ugly Schmugly. ;-) We rode the entire loop nearly all in the rain yesterday and still had a blast. Jeff is right though; if you haven't ridden the loop before, it's beautiful (even in the rain!) especially on the Oregon side, though the views from Cape Horn make braving WA14 well worth it. 
As a randonneur, October is my offseason, when I ride off the clock for pleasure and really good coffee. ;-) Well placed warm-up-with-coffee spots include Caffe Piccolo Paradiso in Camas (at 3rd & Birch), the reasonably well stocked store at Skamania, the kitschy-yet-convenient Charburger in Cascade Locks with just average food but really lovely riverside views of the Bridge of the Gods, and an espresso/pastry stand at Multnomah Falls. 
The steel-grated Bridge of the Gods disappears below you as you ride acroos it, making you feel like you are flying. It's a toll-bridge (50 cents for bikes, I think), but the awesome couple in the Jeep in front of us paid the toll for the four of us on bikes behind him. WoW! That's the second time someone has done that for me at that bridge, and it always makes me feel a little better about the world. :-) 
For those who've not ridden it, here's a GPS link of the route. We like to start and end at McMenamin's Edgefield, both for the convenient parking and a place to change clothes and have a the beer at the end of the ride. 82 miles. 
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/3545098 
Susan 
*********************************************** 
Susan Otcenas 
Team Estrogen, Inc. 
www.TeamEstrogen.com 
877-310-4592 
*********************************************** 
Follow our TE fan page on Facebook! 
Look for "teamestrogen.com" 
*********************************************** 


From: Jeff Tedder [mailto:sharkattack97219 at peoplepc.com] 
Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 11:10 AM 
To: Susan Otcenas; orrando at orrandonneurs.org; seattlerando at googlegroups.com; CycleOregon at yahoogroups.com; obra at list.obra.org 
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] The NEW section of the Columbia River Bike path 

Yes we did it a week ago last Saturday and ran into the samething, but went through the trail closesure block and rode it, saw some workers along the way almost to the parking lot at Warrendale but they did not give us to much problem.....and yes it is a great alternative to 84 for sure.....So if you have never ridden the BOG loop, get out there and do it before the weather gets to ugly...: ) 
----- Original Message ----- 



From: Susan Otcenas 
To: orrando at orrandonneurs.org ; seattlerando at googlegroups.com ; CycleOregon at yahoogroups.com ; obra at list.obra.org 
Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 10:45 AM 
Subject: [OBRA Chat] The NEW section of the Columbia River Bike path 

Hello all, 
As you probably know, the missing trail gap section between Warrendale and Bonneville that required cyclists to ride Highway 84 has been under construction for some time. While there was a "grand opening" a few months or so ago, the trail was officially closed immediately afterwards for them to actually finish the work. 
Yesterday, I did the Bridge of the Gods loop and got to ride the new trail section. Sure enough the Trail Closed (actually, it said "road closed", but whatever) sign is still up, but the path is completely finished and 100% rideable. Near as I could tell, they are just finishing up the last of the landscape plantings. 
The trail is gorgeous, wide, smooth and a 1,458,928% improvement (I calculated it precisely, using proven scientific methods) over riding on the freeway. The undercrossing of 84 has two switchbacks and is a little steep (though less steep than the switchbacks at Top Hill on the Banks-Vernonai Trail, as a comparison, and with better turning radius.). The new trail section on the south side of the freeway is well graded, and features a brand new bike/ped only bridge over the creek. 
Allof the road work up around Crown Point is done as well, with the road repaved and as smooth as silk. Soooo nice. I was a little dismayed, though, so see the road "slumping" and cracks forming in the pavement on the steeper section between Crown Point and Women's Forum, in the uphill direction. That does not bode well.... 
Susan 
*********************************************** 
Susan Otcenas 
Team Estrogen, Inc. 
www.TeamEstrogen.com 
877-310-4592 
*********************************************** 
Follow our TE fan page on Facebook! 
Look for "teamestrogen.com" 
*********************************************** 





_______________________________________________ 
OBRA mailing list 
obra at list.obra.org 
http://list.obra.org/mailman/listinfo/obra 
Unsubscribe: obra-unsubscribe at list.obra.org 



_______________________________________________ 
ORRando mailing list 
ORRando at orrandonneurs.org 
http://orrandonneurs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/orrando 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://orrandonneurs.org/pipermail/orrando/attachments/20131028/17f8cb1f/attachment.html>


More information about the ORRando mailing list