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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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Thursday, March 15, 2007
First Night Ride without Lights, almostWednesday Miles: 18.32 March Miles: 332.17 Year to Date: 1154.55 Jim, Joanne and I did a nice evening ride to the northeast of Keizer in the farmland of Lake LaBish. "The lake was originally named by early settlers on French Prairie for "la biche", the female deer. Originally a large, marshy area, it was drained by early settlers by the use of a large ditch. In the 1860s a dam was constructed to better control the flow of water. The area now is primarily farm land that is used to grow onions, grass seed and wild flower seed." (1) It was somewhat chilly, but we started the ride in daylight, and almost made it back before darkness fell. Speaking of falling, that is what Joanne did when she could not unclip. She put our her left hand and because of this, her left wrist is sore and swollen. But she did not break any bones. She rode the rest of the ride and then rode home. Thursday Miles: 36.50 March Miles: 368.67 Year to Date: 1191.05 Another Scott's Thursday Night Ride. We did the east route including Macleay hill, but I did not contest it. I did ride it hard, but not to the maximum of my ability. I did not use my large and bright Niterider HID light tonight. Instead, I use two Cateye HL-EL410 lights. They were just enough to let others see me, but the street lamps lit the road for me. We have the Power! On the 508, our inverter blew. So, we could not charge the battery for my headlight. It was only through the kindness of some volunteers who loaned us an inverter, did I have a headlight for the Sheephole climb. Ever since then, my coach has been searching for a good inverter. Well she scored. Check out this unit. RAAM Trailer Cascade Productions have just released the 2006 RAAM DVD Trailer. And I want to do this someday! (1) From http://www.oregonpioneers.com/marion/labish.htm
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