On Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 8:58:18 AM UTC-7, Andrew Drummond wrote: > > Sounds like you'll be here for Pedalpalooza - lots of fun rides are > scheduled. Aside from that, I'd recommend Leif Erickson Rd. in Forest Park > (steep climb up paved then dirt roads from St. Helens/Hwy. 30 up to the > trail, then 9-10 miles back to town through the woods) and Apex on Division > (I think) if you're into beer. They have an ungodly assortment on tap. > > http://www.shift2bikes.org/cal/viewpp2015.php >
I second the Pedalpalooza and Leif Erickson recommendation, though for Leif, I'd enter it via the NW Thurman trailhead on the south end of the park. The first 1 1/2 or so miles is really rough, which isn't so bad when you're climbing, but for descending...well, I guess it's a good check to see if there are any loose parts on your bike and/or loose fillings in your mouth! And if you go south-north, you get a beautiful mile descent on paved Germantown Road, then you can cross over the Willamette River via St. Johns Bridge. Occidental Brewing is located just under the bridge on the St. Johns side. Someone above mentioned Mt. Tabor. I'd also recommend hitting up two of the other eastside volcanic buttes: Rocky Butte for its view and Powell Butte for its natural splendor (and view!) And check out Hopworks Bikebar on N Williams Ave. yours, Shawn -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
