Short Afternoon Ride from Charbonneau

By the way, why did you choose the Northbound side of the rest stop?? Might be easier to hit the country lanes from the Southbound side, and those of us here in the PDX area would have to pass that and turn around at the southern Aurora exit, then we would all have to go back north to Wilsonville to turn back around to head into the valleys lush lay. If Cliff is coming from the south, and if the guys in Keizer/Hubbard came it would only be the one turn around to meet at the rest area.

Just sayin'

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Northbound is close to the Charbonneau exit and a decision to travel north -OR- south is immediately available. Southbound, you can only go south. There is no northbound option without going out of your way. If you want to go northbound from the southbound rest area, then you need to drive (ride) several miles down to Ehlen Road / Leathers-Shell / Popeyes to turn around to go northbound.



Where will I be coming from? I would presume from a Saturday Morning Family get-together in Gresham/Fairview. 84 west to 205 south to I-5 down to the Donald/Champoeg Ehlen Road exit, and then back up I-5 to the Charbonneau rest stop.

Montana Clifford said:

Northbound is close to the Charbonneau exit and a decision to travel north -OR- south is immediately available. Southbound, you can only go south. There is no northbound option without going out of your way. If you want to go northbound from the southbound rest area, then you need to drive (ride) several miles down to Ehlen Road / Leathers-Shell / Popeyes to turn around to go northbound.



Where will I be coming from? I would presume from a Saturday Morning Family get-together in Gresham/Fairview. 84 west to 205 south to I-5 down to the Donald/Champoeg Ehlen Road exit, and then back up I-5 to the Charbonneau rest stop.

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Cliff, This is your ride so don't hesitate to tell me to shove it if you don't like my suggestions. Hwy 99 from Oregon City down to Aurora is beautiful and follows the Willamette river on a much more scenic route. If the goal is a nice stroll down 99, then you would be cheating yourself of some of the best parts my missing that stretch if you take i5. From there, if you wanted to continue South we could go all the way through to Stayton or we could take the scenic route through Mt. Angel (home of the Oktoberfest and German Sausage) and Silver creek falls. Obviously, the weather is always a variable but it should be a fun ride either way.



As long as I can get the time off of work, I'll be there either way. The way I look at it, your our guest in our state and we'll show you whatever you want to see.





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I wish I could figure out how to draw the red lines on the route...

Interestingly, I'm E-replying from work. I guess I have no life that I work every Sat PM here, those weekends I'm in Montana.



I'm wide open as to WHERE we ride. Since Oregon Weather can be a challenge, I would suggest not getting to grandious (complex) in pre-planning. We could find ourselves in ice / snow / hail and have to postpone the whole thing.



Where would I like to ride? 1:Short: 99 to Ehler, Westward back to Champoeg; go back to starting point point via Butteville road. (I used to host VW Bus Camping club WetWesties.com campouts at the RV loop @ Champoeg). 2:Longer: 99 south inland down south past Silver Creek Falls, then intersect with Highway 22, and eat at the Dairy Queen in Stayton; then back. Much better places to eat are in Mt. Angel. 3:Longest, and most unlikely: Lincoln city, then down to Rogue Brewery Pub near the Oregon Aquarium. But 3: in February is just not going to happen. I don't know why I mention it.



Oregon in Feb: Near certainty of precip.



I'm from Seaside, Oregon originally. Spent the majority of my life in the Portland Metro area. Ex-wife in South Salem. Son & his wife & family are in Keizer. Relatives in and about Portland.

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-I'm not closed to switching to the southbound rest area. Lets get concensus on route first. I think everyone will like your Mt. Angel suggestion, which makes the Southbound rest area preferred.

-Lunch dutch. Unless someone arrives on a Harley. Then we can have them spring for lunch for everyone.

-Acknowledged about the Custom & distance limit. I will probably be bringing my custom as I won't have the gas tank finished for the 79 Deluxe by then. My Custom goes 87 miles before I have to switch to the reserve fuel. I've had to switch to reserve MANY times. So rest & gas stops at least 50-75 miles apart will be a MUST for me.

-Yes, short notice. But we are not going to be riding far.

-I think an inland route to Mt Angel sounds the most fun.

-I also think that above all, participants need to be prepared for Rain.

-I'm looking forward to meeting you guys and gals.

-We can assign "leader" and "sweeper" later. Each will need to have a cell phone to announce emergencies or problems. Also, she complained, but I've asked the ex-wife if she would mind following us in the van to accommodate break-downs. I'll probably have to bribe her with a dinner at Red Lobster or something. The Van has a non-slip ramp, block-and-tackle for loading, & can accommodate most bikes if the windshield is removed or lowered. My rear-view mirrors on the CX500 get konked when going through the back door.

-I also suggest we call this the "First West Coast Ride of 2011." Not catchy or rhyme, but likely the first Forum organized ride of the year.

-I've asked Charles to add us to the Calendar. It will make the first calendar entry for this new site.



Montana Clifford