[trip-list] A whole mess of sea air

[drewish@katherinehouse.com]

WILLIAM TUGMAN STATE PARK, OR 07/26/02 - Just as the sun came up the clouds closed in and sat there until noon. If it hadn't been for the light headwind this would have been a perfect day for riding. The shoulder along OR-38 was fine but the traffic was a bit crazy, everyone else also wanted to go to the ocean this weekend. I really can't complain, of all the NBG riders I think I got the best segment of the relay. With temperatures in the 70s, even the humidity isn't bad. I spend my rest stops staining my fingers trying to get sick eating black berries off the vines along the road Yeah, it's pretty rough, I might be singing a different tune when I get in to Sacramento though, heard it was 101 yesterday.

Once I made it out to Winchester Bay near the Dunes I found every gearhead from 6 counties with their highschool sweet heart, 3 kids, 1 Ford F350, camper and a trailer containing 2 ATVs, 4 motorized scooters, 3 BMX bikes and somewhere between 5 and 25 gallons of gas. I stuck out like a sore thumb. I was thinking about getting a boom box and playing a loop of motorcycle sounds to help camoflauge myself.

Now long ago I swore that I'd never again pay for a campsite without a shower and I intend to stick to it. I got no use for a picnic table, I'm not gonna light a fire and I can sleep and crap in the woods. But all along the Oregon Coast Bike Route--which I'm now on--there are hiker-biker campgrounds some of which have showers and they're only $4. It sure worked out for me tonight I got my shower and didn't mind the four bucks one bit.

andrew

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