We traveled to Pendleton, OR for the Century Ride of Centuries (www.cyclependleton.com) on Memorial Day weekend. An escape from the hustle and bustle for three days of most excellent cycling : great routes, scenery, super low traffic, near perfect weather and wonderful fellow riders and event volunteers.
Friday Afternoon : Arrive in Pendleton and set up our tent at the Wildhorse Resort RV park. Checked in at Hamley's Slickfork Saloon and had a free beer. Then dinner at Hamley's Steakhouse.
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| Early morning, ready to ride! |
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Saturday : We rode the 74 mile route, out Despain Gulch to the town of Echo and then back to Wildhorse along the Umatilla River. Start and end at Wildhorse.
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| Time for snacks - Despain Gulch rest stop. |
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Sunday : Packed up our tent and things and loaded on the event trailer in the morning. Then rode our bikes up the long Cabbage Hill climb to Deadman's Pass. Continued on a bit beyond the rest stop, and turned around as we were running a bit behind. Made the big descent down Cabbage Hill and then turned east up along the Umatilla River to the Bar M Ranch where our camp gear was waiting. Ended up riding about sixty miles.
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| Happy rider |
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| Up on Cabbage Hill... |
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Monday : Packed up the tent again and loaded on the trailer. Rode back down along the river, then turned north at Thorn Hollow and rode up into the wheat fields, thru the town of Adams and then back to Wildhorse.
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| Departing Bar M Ranch on Monday morning |
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| Crested Thorn Hollow grade |
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| Camp at the Bar M Ranch |
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| Loaded up for gear in this trailer, the volunteers hauled everything back to Wildhorse |
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| Lodge at Bar M, they served a great dinner and breakfast. |
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| Rest stop at Spring Hollow, on the way to Adams |
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