Sounds fun, any idea how much it costs for a campsite etc. ? So I imagine a 9-10:00 a.m. show for set up etc. Do you think your average old, fat cyclist could get away with riding a Simple One or are we in for some real climbing fun? I hear the weather will be in the low 70's Saturday (subtract a few degrees the higher you go). Night time temps will probably be in the 40's.
On Monday, May 27, 2013 8:16:12 PM UTC-7, Andy Smitty Schmidt wrote: > > It sounds like this coming weekend has got more than it's fair share of > Rivendell type rides... Nice. > > Anyone in the Northwest is welcome to come out for the *The Seattle vs > Portland Country Bike Rumble i*n the Cispus River Valley. > > We have the *Bear Group Site* reserved at the *North Fork Campground* and > the weather forecast is in our favor. Even though it's unlikely we'll fill > the group site, it made sense to get it because of the "additional car" > fees we would have been paying at regular sites. Plus this way we can camp > "together" but still have room to spread out. We certainly have room if > anyone wants to bring a spouse or a friend. > > The main event (the ride) will be Saturday afternoon. Pedals will start > spinning when it seems that everyone who's going to show up is there and > ready... maybe 12 noon... hopefully no later than 1. We'll play it by ear. > > As previously discussed, there's more snow than was initially anticipated. > There is 4+ feet of snow at 4000ft so we'll be confined to the valleys, > which limits our options to ride a loop. Our route will be out-and-back. > The Campground is at the confluence of the North Fork Cispus River and the > main trunk of the Cispus River. There is a road up each fork that we can > ride to the snow line. Road 22 along the North > Fork<http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2572440>is shorter and has a more > pronounced flat-for-a-ways then steep-for-a-ways > thing about it. Road 23 is more evenly gradual and goes to Babyshoe > Pass<http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2572444>, > but we'll be stopped by snow well before the pass. > > The Portland crew will be providing a *spaghetti dinner* Saturday night > after the ride. That is the only thing provided on this trip... BYO camping > gear, eating utensils, food, etc. We'll take up a collection to buy a few > bundles of firewood. > > Directions to the North Fork Campground > HERE.<https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Randle,+WA&daddr=North+Fork+Campground,+Randle,+WA&hl=en&sll=46.451578,-121.787567&sspn=0.237484,0.615921&geocode=FacSxgIdfhS7-CkJnNe0ls-WVDHkD2Q9TMhsEw%3BFUTMxAIdEam9-CHb_coVY3uYICl1p5xR0NyWVDHb_coVY3uYIA&oq=Randle,+WA&t=h&mra=ls&z=12> > When > I made the reservation the CG map made it look like the group sites are > away from the main campground loop. I imagine there'll be signs. > > If I forgot anything or you have other Qs, post them here or send me a > message. Looking forward to meeting + riding with everyone on Saturday. > > --Smitty > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
