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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." "Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride."
"The important decisions in my life I make while out riding my bike."
"Pain is temporary, quitting lasts forever.” Lance Armstrong
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Saturday, February 18, 2006
Saturday Century #6After waiting for anyone else to show up (no one did), Joanne and I headed south on the tandem in 25 ° F weather. Yes it was cold but the skies were blue and the sun shining on us warmed us. However, the first few downhills were cold on the face. Once we got pass Scravel Hill, the north wind pushed us along at 26 miles per hour. As we were traveling with the wind, we did not feel the cold. It was a good day to ride. The fields were vibrant green in the bright sunshine. The sheep must not be used to a bright yellow tandem flying down the road as we cause more than on stampede. We reached Browsville at 11:30 and had a nice lunch at the Corner Cafe. It was nice of them to have the heat turned up. On the return, the friendly wind became a fierce headwind. Our speed drooped to 12 miles per hour in the wind and it was a very long ride home. We took Brownsville Rd north to Sand Ridge Rd toward home. We were along the foothills on the eastern side of the Willamette Valley and enjoyed nice views of the fields to the west. We saw Mary's Peak on the far side of the valley and it called to me. Someday soon I will climb it. On Lickskillet Rd, a pickup truck passed us just before a rail road crossing and blew the stop sign at 60 miles per hour or more. It was quite a sight as the truck nearly lost the rear end as it bounce over the tracks. We are seeing more and more blatant running of stop signs as we ride out in the countryside. Joanne wanted to return through Marion, but I wanted a break from the head winds, so we took the hilly Parrish Gap Rd. back. We returned home at 4:45 pm very tired. But all in all, it was a very good ride. This made the tried weekend long ride in a row that we have had no rain. HAC4 Analysis
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