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Love the music and descent video, Scott. Being a little further north than you, Vancouver is in a cherry blossom explosion right now. What a great idea for another quest.
3 years agoI made only one grammatical error, I think, but, yes, let's have coffee and I can show you on a map. Everything is made more clear with coffee.
3 years agoOh, how I love that ride!
3 years agoThis is getting very complicated and I’m getting confused. I think some caffeine may be required to make it all come clear.
3 years agoRiding all the way around the lake in Lake Oswego would be full of lots of hills too.
Bergis Road is a great climb (my car barely makes it) and then the view from of the Willamette River and Mt. Hood from the top is great, fancy big mansions all around on top as well and then you can descend the other side heading east which runs into 43 which has a bike lane. I think the descent back down Bergis would be more fun however.
Nice ride Scott and great music on the video! Of course, I'm partial to historic cemeteries. I would have loved to have seen some closeups of some of older monuments but the flowering spring trees were nice to see.
3 years agoNever heard of it, so thanks for the recommendation. There are several other good climbs down that way I should get to also. If I’m really feeling frisky some day I’d like to make it down to Laurelhood Road and its amazing descent from Bald Peak.
3 years agoI think I’ve only ridden the road through that stretch once, but have taken the Tryon Creek path many times. It’s slow and a bit busy with foot and cycle traffic, but very relaxing. They resurfaced it a few years back to smooth out the worst of the tree root damage, so it’s not so bumpy any more. I should ride it as part of the quest, especially now while the trilliums are probably out.
3 years agoI'm thinking of the section between Lewis & Clark Law School and Hwy 43.
Last time I rode it the only bike lane was through Tryon Creek. Beautiful, but it was pretty rough. Riding on the road was much faster, but narrow/no shoulder and maybe not-so-fun with heavy traffic.
Terwilliger Extension? Where did you pull that label from? I searched on it and found only a newspaper article from 1928. You’re right though, it’s definitely worth a look. I see that it was just placed on the National Register of Historic Places: https://bikeportland.org/2021/03/26/terwilliger-parkway-and-its-bike-lanes-earn-listing-on-national-historic-register-329242.
3 years agoVery happy to see River View Cemetery on the list! If it's a low traffic day, maybe you could ride up the hill twice and ride down Terwilliger Extension for a 2nd fun descent? I think the trail on the Willamette extends down that far now for the ride home(?)
3 years agoThere's another road you should check out sometime. SW Bergis Rd. just south of Lake Oswego. It's a beautiful rural hill road with a great view from the top in a rather upscale neighborhood.
3 years agoYup. Like I never left. Two days off, and I’m good to go again.
3 years agoWhat! You're back already!?
3 years ago
This was my route to and from Jason Lee school every day, always a treat. I loved that commute.
3 years ago