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
Saturday, March 08, 2008
Chehelam Mountain runs east/west and is just north of Newburg. On the northern side, farmland covers the base but you enter forests as you approach the summit. The graph above represents my climb from Schools south to Newburg. As you can see, you climb nearly 1000 feet in just under five miles. This makes the average grade just 4%.
When I first returned to Oregon in the early 1990s, this was one of my favorite climbs. While the road is a state highway, traffic us usually light and courteous.