That looks fantastic. Was just out that way about a month ago, but was unable to translate our trip into bike time. Nice outing.
On Aug 11, 11:19 am, Esteban <proto...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for posting this. What a great trip - looks like some > excellent dirt sections. The sunrise ride sounded the best. > > Esteban > San Diego, Calif. > > On Aug 11, 6:23 am, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Heading out from Packwood and up to Cayuse Pass the traffic wasn't too > > bad. The road doesn't have much of a shoulder but everyone gave us a > > wide berth. Riding out of White River Campground there seemed to be > > more traffic. We had a close call with a truck and trailer that buzzed > > us but other than that no problems. We got chased by three different > > packs of dogs in Wapot, WA on our way through there but other than > > that we had no other negative car/dog interactions. People in OR were > > especially nice. > > > I should add that during our trip we only ran into and spoke with two > > other touring cyclist. Right off the bat, heading into Gifford we > > stopped and spoke with two cyclotourist--Tim from VA and Ted from OR-- > > who were heading down to Crater Lake. Tim had a really odd bike that > > he built himself accessorized with Riv parts and components--Grip > > Kings, NItto rack and some other > > items.http://www.flickr.com/photos/41335973@N00/6029699482/in/photostream > > > The were part of a bigger group who were behind them, one of whom was > > on a custom Rivendell. We rode into Prosser with a guy named John > > Colver who was doing a book tour by bike. It was great talking with > > him. He was from Seattle and a former mountain > > guide.http://johncolver.com/about > > > But back to your question Brian, if I lived in the area I wouldn't > > hesitate to ride in and around Rainier. We were really fortunate that > > we did the climb to Sunrise super early in the morning. Only a few > > cars passed us on the way up and none on the way down. > > > --mike > > > On Aug 10, 11:21 pm, Stonehog <stone...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Nice trip, Mike! Looks like you had great weather. I have got to get > > > out to Rainier. How was traffic in the park? > > > > Brian Hanson > > > > On Aug 10, 2011, at 3:55 PM, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > So this year's tour is over. It was a blast but I'd being lying if I > > > > didn't say I feel absolutely knackered. Multiple 100+ mile days in the > > > > heat which included multiple long exposed climbs really seems to have > > > > taken it out of me. Still, it was a great time. Here are the pictures. > > > > More info on the trip in a follow-up message. > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/41335973@N00/collections/72157627280271573/ > > > > > Oh, as far as Riv content, while I rode my LHT it was set-up with many > > > > Riv and Rivish parts--Silver Shifters, Noodles, Brooks Saddle, Schwalbe > > > > Marathons. I wore MUSA shorts and a Riv cycling cap everyday. > > > > > --mike > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > > To view this discussion on the web > > > > visithttps://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/gGvAkMGWScsJ. > > > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > > For more options, visit this group > > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- Hide quoted > > > > text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
