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| Mt. Hood |
A bunch of us went up to Hood River this weekend. Saturday we rode the
Hood River Harvest Ride, two loops, including Lost Lake and Cooper Spur. 75.6 miles, 6421 feet of gain. This is one of my favorite rides.
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| Old growth forests heading up toward Lost Lake |
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| Cycle chicks, VA, Nancy and me |
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| Lost Lake, Mt Hood in the distance |
I spent the night at Tom and Ann's house in Parkdale. We set out early Sunday morning to ride in the
Gran Fondo Hood River. The weather report called for rain starting at 7 am, but we woke to dry skies. Four of us completed the 100.5 mile course that takes riders out to the Dalles followed with
a gradual climb through a beautiful area carved by the world-famous Missoula Floods. Our pace line nearly rode over a large rattlesnake sunning itself! We headed to Dufur and then up a 20 mile hill which summits under Mt. Hood. 8320 feet of gain.
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| 6:30 am, view of the north face of Mt. Hood |
Where was Craig? He has an ulnar 'handbar' neuropathy involving the right little and ring finger which started on Day 5 of our Spain/France trip. He's been told to stay off his bike until the feeling comes back. Anyone have any ideas/solutions?
