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Cycle Oregon 2007

Cycle Oregon is an annual week-long bicycle tour event staged by a non-profit organization of the same name. The route changes year to year, but this being the ride's 20th anniversary, it combined some of the best days of previous years' rides, taking us through 485 miles of scenic central Oregon. The promise of the route led a record number of cyclists to sign up, but ridership was limited to 2200, 200 more than allowed in any previous year. Cyclists came from 40+ different states, and 9 different countries, and ranged in age from the early teens to the mid-seventies. I participated for the first time, and rode mostly with my brother, also a first-time participant. We were both adopted as probationary riders of Team Rubber Chicken, whose members had all done Cycle Oregon multiple times, and over the years, agreed upon three loose rules: 1. No (or minimal) training; 2. No sagging (hitching a ride with the support van when the going gets tough); 3. Carry a rubber chicken on your bicycle. I cheated a bit on the last one, and later regretted it. Hope that didn't jeopardize my chances of full membership into Team Rubber Chicken.

I was a little conflicted during the week, wanting to take photos that both documented the experience and were visually appealing. The results didn't really do justice to either objective.
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Welcome to Sisters
Welcome to Sisters
Gear for a week
Gear for a week
Three Sisters view 1
Three Sisters view 1
Three Sisters view 2
Three Sisters view 2
Michael and I after first day on the road
Michael and I after first day on the road
Part of Team Martini
Part of Team Martini
Throngs of cyclists
Throngs of cyclists
Different color for each day if you want
Different color for each day if you want
On the road to Diamond Lake
On the road to Diamond Lake
Diamond Lake baggage claim
Diamond Lake baggage claim
Home away from home
Home away from home
Diamond Lake landscape 1
Diamond Lake landscape 1
Diamond Lake landscape 2
Diamond Lake landscape 2
Diamond Lake landscape 3
Diamond Lake landscape 3
Pumice Desert in Crater Lake National Park
Pumice Desert in Crater Lake National Park
Pumice Desert 2
Pumice Desert 2
Climbing to Crater Lake
Climbing to Crater Lake
Lunch view
Lunch view
Bike and lake
Bike and lake
Rest stop
Rest stop
Lake view 1
Lake view 1
Lake view 2
Lake view 2
Phantom Ship
Phantom Ship
Wizard Island 1
Wizard Island 1
Wizard Island 2
Wizard Island 2
If it's Wednesday, this must be the Upper Umpqua, or maybe Canton Creek
If it's Wednesday, this must be the Upper Umpqua, or maybe Canton Creek
Blackberry pie purchased from locals at Dorena Lake
Blackberry pie purchased from locals at Dorena Lake
The evening's entertainment:  Animal House
The evening's entertainment: Animal House
Somewhere along Brice Creek
Somewhere along Brice Creek
Brice Creek 2
Brice Creek 2
Another 8% grade
Another 8% grade
Must not be to the top yet; No smile
Must not be to the top yet; No smile
Oakridge beer garden
Oakridge beer garden
Tent City on Oakridge athletic fields
Tent City on Oakridge athletic fields
Oakridge fire dept
Oakridge fire dept
Covered bridge at Westfir
Covered bridge at Westfir
North Fork of Middle Fork of Willamette River
North Fork of Middle Fork of Willamette River
Lunch stop on the road
Lunch stop on the road
Cougar Reservoir
Cougar Reservoir
Belknap Covered Bridge
Belknap Covered Bridge
Somewhere under the Rainbow
Somewhere under the Rainbow
Father and son
Father and son
Picture in picture of Misty River
Picture in picture of Misty River
Peder - six year vet
Peder - six year vet
Mark - 16 (or 17) years on Cycle Oregon
Mark - 16 (or 17) years on Cycle Oregon
John - 12 years
John - 12 years
Tom - one of 17 who've ridden all 20 years
Tom - one of 17 who've ridden all 20 years
Michael - probationary member of Team Rubber Chicken
Michael - probationary member of Team Rubber Chicken
Dave - another multiple time rider
Dave - another multiple time rider
Different butt view than the Cycle Oregon norm
Different butt view than the Cycle Oregon norm
Evening sky in Rainbow
Evening sky in Rainbow
Climbing McKenzie Pass
Climbing McKenzie Pass
Switchbacks to the top
Switchbacks to the top
Belknap Crater
Belknap Crater
Ride into the light
Ride into the light
Dee Wright Observatory
Dee Wright Observatory
Reflecting on 7 days in the saddle
Reflecting on 7 days in the saddle
Back in Sisters, showered, fed, and ready to go home
Back in Sisters, showered, fed, and ready to go home
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