The Birds and the Bees (and the Bikes)

Distance: 101 km (63 mi.)
Total climb: 3000 ft, half of that on the climb to Bald Peak
Short description: Beautiful views of the Tualatin and Yamhill river valleys, both from the Bald Peak ridge and from the rural roads below.

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Distance: 200 km (124 mi)
Total climb: Not much, about 2000 ft, most likely no more than 3000 ft.
Short description: A fairly flat 200k out and back. After reaching Forest Grove along TV Hwy, the route heads South along Spring Hill Road and other low traffic roads to Lafayette and Dayton, and then to Amity and [...]

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Distance: 211 km (132 miles)
Total climb: estimating 5ooo to 6000 feet, I will update after the inaugural ride
Short description: Cross the coast range twice, along the Little Nestucca River and the Upper Nestucca River. The route is a loop that can be done either way, so you can choose to do a tough climb from [...]

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The weather turned to normal, last Saturday. For the past few days we had alternating rain and heavy rain, which is fairly typical for this time of the year here in the Pacific Northwest. On Tuesday afternoon I was checking the weather forecast, and it was predicting a 0% chance of rain for Wednesday. I [...]

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Distance: 200 km (125 miles)
Total climb: About 4500 feet total, 2 moderate climbs (4%) and one steep climb (8%).
Short description: Very scenic, low traffic route along the Nehalem River. Crosses the coastal range twice.
Bikely: http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Vernonia-Birkenfeld-Astoria

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