Wow what an awesome route. Thanks for sharing, great pics.
On Aug 17, 7:30 pm, "J. Burkhalter" <burk...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Right on Mike! Great shots of a great adventure. Thanks for
> sharing...
>
> -Jay
> Denver, CO
>
> On Aug 17, 11:55 am, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Yesterday my friend Dylan and I finished up 8 days of cyclotouring
> > through WA and OR. We managed to roll through portions of Gifford
> > Pinchot NF, Mt Hood NF, Deschutes NF and the Willamette NF. We totally
> > veered from our planned route which would have kept us in and around
> > the GPNF but due to poor weather we changed plans and headed south.
> > The hight point of the trip was day 6 when we took back roads from
> > Madras to just below the summit of McKenzie Pass. I had been wanting
> > to climb the pass ever since moving to OR and was not disappointed. We
> > stayed at a beautiful and serene campground--Lava Lake. The next day
> > we got on the road at 7am and summited McKenzie Pass where we had epic
> > vies of the surround mountains and lava fields from the Dee Wright
> > Observatory.
>
> > My Hilsen handled well although next time I tour like this I'll be on
> > a dedicated touring bike. At times the Hilsen felt a little too
> > noodly. I was absolutely floored by the performance of my Schwalbe
> > Marathons (700x41)--they were great. I expected them to feel dead but
> > they were fine.
>
> > We averaged like 82 miles a day. Our shortest day was like 65 miles
> > and the longest 107. I can't wait until the next tour. Although we had
> > poor weather which was a bummer the GPNF seems to offer endless
> > cyclotouring opportunities for people living in Seattle or Portland
> > and everywhere in-between.
>
> > My camera crapped out for part of the trip so I don't have photos from
> > day 5 and only a few from day 4 and 6.
>
> >http://www.flickr.com/photos/41335...@n00/sets/72157622065862878/
>
> > --mike- Hide quoted text -
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