Training Update : Patent Pending
Great ride out of Scappoose (the hometown) on the old Vernonia-Scappoose hwy. A bit of a choppy road heading up into the hills off of the Columbia River side. Gradual climb for 3+ miles then gets to be a bit steeper grade for about 4 miles before flattening out on the backside of the ridge that runs alongside the Columbia.
Incredible day for a ride with little to no wind in the trees. Right before Hwy 47 the road has been recently paved so it makes for pretty smooth riding along the Nehalem river. We stopped in Vernonia for a little lunch then headed out towards Hwy 26 on 47.
We made the mistake of getting on the bike path on the East side of 47 which is pleasant until you run out of pavement somewhere around 7-8 miles out of Vernonia, if I remember correctly. No fun. Gravel road riding for a couple of miles until we could trek back down to the 47.
Once we hit 26 it obviously got flat and monotonous with some head wind. No fun. We hit North Plains and headed up into the hills on the southwest side of Skyline. This was a longer gradual climb that went on for 4+ miles. It hurt. After 60+ miles behind us we dropped down to Hwy 30 on one of the best descents in town, Rocky Point road. Very fun. Overall a good days ride along 70 miles of mostly pleasant roads.
– Jeremy Barnaby, Partner and COO
