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| Spot the shrew ... |
A 2 minute ferry crossing provides a serene prelude to That Big Hill .. |
AAAHHHH! This is why we ride. |
Sharon from Longview WA, with her Power Purple Crusoe. |
"I've never seen so many people on Cycle Oregon walking their bikes," was one comment after the 6-11%, 5 mile climb after a particularly indulgent lunch - no fault of Cycle Oregon! |
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| Wayne and Claudia Baum hail from Salem, OR. Good to see them exploring their own stamping ground before heading off to Botswana or somewhere ... |
This was Wayne and Claudia Baum's first tour on their Bike Friday Pocket Crusoes. Getting a tweakup here from the Bike Gallery's expert wrench Kelly. |
It was Florida-hot, yet this was Independence, Oregon. Just 3 miles to go! |
Andrew checks out an antique 3-D viewer in Independence, mile 55. |
A Cycle Oregon chocolate on the pillow - a little bit of tongue-in-cheek, nevertheless whispers you're on a modestly upscale tour - organized by people who pay attention to details. |
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| Just look at this giant bike! |
The extremely civilized accomodations at mile 60-ish, Western Oregon Uni, Monmouth - for those who decided to leave the tarp and Thermorest at home. |
Each evening on any Cycle Oregon event begins like this - announcements, thankyous, notices, and if you're lucky, some good jokes. |
Portland band Dirty Martini sung a few amplified lullabies to send the exhausted riders off to la la land. |
A lot of landfill is created by any big tour. Cycle Oregon tries to balance this with making sure you don't get salmonella poisoning ... never an easy task. |
