Jeff Tedder
Hey Andy, yes like Susan said, its not bad at all.....and like Brooke said you can take that extra route for alittle extra climbing and a few extra miles.......we have done this ride 3 or 4 times a year for the past several years and never had any problems with traffic on hwy 14.....usually just the opposite and people seem to give you plenty of room after you get on just east of Washougal.....anyway, it is a great ride either way.....and from the pdx area, from you start you can make it a good 80-100 mile ride....
have fun,....
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From: Andrew Burns
To: Jeff Tedder ; Susan Otcenas ; orrando@orrandonneurs.org ; seattlerando@googlegroups.com ; CycleOregon@yahoogroups.com ; obra@list.obra.org
Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 1:43 PM
Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] The NEW section of the Columbia River Bike path
What is the highway on the WA side of that loop like?
Thanks:
Andy
From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Tedder
Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 12:38 PM
To: Susan Otcenas; orrando@orrandonneurs.org; seattlerando@googlegroups.com; CycleOregon@yahoogroups.com; obra@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] The NEW section of the Columbia River Bike path
wow thats great the guy in front paid.....ya we made the first rider to the booth pay last time, haha.....cost him 6 bucks to be speedy : )......but yes start at Breaksdie Brewery on Dekum, from there its' 95 miles on the nose or River City Bikes is our other starting point for even 100 miler for the day......Yes Cape Horn is a great view....we just need to stop one of these days to look....
have fun
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From: Susan Otcenas
To: Jeff Tedder ; orrando@orrandonneurs.org ; seattlerando@googlegroups.com ; CycleOregon@yahoogroups.com ; obra@list.obra.org
Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 12:00 PM
Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] The NEW section of the Columbia River Bike path
>>So if you have never ridden the BOG loop, get out there and do it before the weather gets to ugly
Ugly Schmugly. ;-) We rode the entire loop nearly all in the rain yesterday and still had a blast. Jeff is right though; if you haven't ridden the loop before, it's beautiful (even in the rain!) especially on the Oregon side, though the views from Cape Horn make braving WA14 well worth it.
As a randonneur, October is my offseason, when I ride off the clock for pleasure and really good coffee. ;-) Well placed warm-up-with-coffee spots include Caffe Piccolo Paradiso in Camas (at 3rd & Birch), the reasonably well stocked store at Skamania, the kitschy-yet-convenient Charburger in Cascade Locks with just average food but really lovely riverside views of the Bridge of the Gods, and an espresso/pastry stand at Multnomah Falls.
The steel-grated Bridge of the Gods disappears below you as you ride acroos it, making you feel like you are flying. It's a toll-bridge (50 cents for bikes, I think), but the awesome couple in the Jeep in front of us paid the toll for the four of us on bikes behind him. WoW! That's the second time someone has done that for me at that bridge, and it always makes me feel a little better about the world. :-)
For those who've not ridden it, here's a GPS link of the route. We like to start and end at McMenamin's Edgefield, both for the convenient parking and a place to change clothes and have a the beer at the end of the ride. 82 miles.
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/3545098
Susan
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From: Jeff Tedder [mailto:sharkattack97219@peoplepc.com]
Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 11:10 AM
To: Susan Otcenas; orrando@orrandonneurs.org; seattlerando@googlegroups.com; CycleOregon@yahoogroups.com; obra@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] The NEW section of the Columbia River Bike path
Yes we did it a week ago last Saturday and ran into the samething, but went through the trail closesure block and rode it, saw some workers along the way almost to the parking lot at Warrendale but they did not give us to much problem.....and yes it is a great alternative to 84 for sure.....So if you have never ridden the BOG loop, get out there and do it before the weather gets to ugly...: )
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From: Susan Otcenas
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Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 10:45 AM
Subject: [OBRA Chat] The NEW section of the Columbia River Bike path
Hello all,
As you probably know, the missing trail gap section between Warrendale and Bonneville that required cyclists to ride Highway 84 has been under construction for some time. While there was a "grand opening" a few months or so ago, the trail was officially closed immediately afterwards for them to actually finish the work.
Yesterday, I did the Bridge of the Gods loop and got to ride the new trail section. Sure enough the Trail Closed (actually, it said "road closed", but whatever) sign is still up, but the path is completely finished and 100% rideable. Near as I could tell, they are just finishing up the last of the landscape plantings.
The trail is gorgeous, wide, smooth and a 1,458,928% improvement (I calculated it precisely, using proven scientific methods) over riding on the freeway. The undercrossing of 84 has two switchbacks and is a little steep (though less steep than the switchbacks at Top Hill on the Banks-Vernonai Trail, as a comparison, and with better turning radius.). The new trail section on the south side of the freeway is well graded, and features a brand new bike/ped only bridge over the creek.
Allof the road work up around Crown Point is done as well, with the road repaved and as smooth as silk. Soooo nice. I was a little dismayed, though, so see the road "slumping" and cracks forming in the pavement on the steeper section between Crown Point and Women's Forum, in the uphill direction. That does not bode well....
Susan
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