I like to ride my bicycle - for long distances. I have earned the California Triple Crown and finished the Furnace Creek 508. My goals include qualifying for RAAM and ...(read the blog to find out).
"The bicycle has a soul. If you are able to love it as it deserves, it will give you emotions you will never forget."
Mario Cipolini
"Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride."
John F. Kennedy
"The important decisions in my life I make while out riding my bike."
Former Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi
"Pain is temporary, quitting lasts forever.” Lance Armstrong
Sunday, July 10, 2005
I rode 95 miles yesterday. I joined the Salem Bicycle Club on their ride up to Silver Creek Falls State Park. On the way back toward Silverton, I took a side road I've never been on before, Bridge Creek Road, but it soon turned to gravel. However, after climbing a short 12% grade, I came upon a cemetery. According to this page, it is the Mountain View Cemetery and it dates back to 1884. The name is proper, as the view of the Willamette Valley and the Coast Range beyond is truly fantastic!
After leaving the cemetery, I rejoined the club at a Silverton coffee house. Now, powered up by a latte, I headed out of town. At a four-way stop, the driver of a large pickup truck waved me through the intersection. I headed north up and passed through the small town of Marquam, to Scott's Mills. There, I noticed a gathering in front of the small market. I saw people cooking on bar-b-ques so I stopped to find out what was going on. By chance, I stopped next to the driver who yielded to me back in Silverton! He advised that the store was celebrating its anniversary and offered me a free burger! Sadly, I had to decline as I had 20 more miles to ride and hamburgers are after ride food, not during the ride food.
I headed back toward Salem from Scott's Mills, but realized I needed to take a detour to get the miles I wanted. So, just for fun, I climbed up to Macleay before turning toward home.
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