It sounds like this coming weekend has got more than it's fair share of Rivendell type rides... Nice.
Anyone in the Northwest is welcome to come out for the *The Seattle vs Portland Country Bike Rumble i*n the Cispus River Valley. We have the *Bear Group Site* reserved at the *North Fork Campground* and the weather forecast is in our favor. Even though it's unlikely we'll fill the group site, it made sense to get it because of the "additional car" fees we would have been paying at regular sites. Plus this way we can camp "together" but still have room to spread out. We certainly have room if anyone wants to bring a spouse or a friend. The main event (the ride) will be Saturday afternoon. Pedals will start spinning when it seems that everyone who's going to show up is there and ready... maybe 12 noon... hopefully no later than 1. We'll play it by ear. As previously discussed, there's more snow than was initially anticipated. There is 4+ feet of snow at 4000ft so we'll be confined to the valleys, which limits our options to ride a loop. Our route will be out-and-back. The Campground is at the confluence of the North Fork Cispus River and the main trunk of the Cispus River. There is a road up each fork that we can ride to the snow line. Road 22 along the North Fork<http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2572440>is shorter and has a more pronounced flat-for-a-ways then steep-for-a-ways thing about it. Road 23 is more evenly gradual and goes to Babyshoe Pass<http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2572444>, but we'll be stopped by snow well before the pass. The Portland crew will be providing a *spaghetti dinner* Saturday night after the ride. That is the only thing provided on this trip... BYO camping gear, eating utensils, food, etc. We'll take up a collection to buy a few bundles of firewood. Directions to the North Fork Campground HERE.<https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Randle,+WA&daddr=North+Fork+Campground,+Randle,+WA&hl=en&sll=46.451578,-121.787567&sspn=0.237484,0.615921&geocode=FacSxgIdfhS7-CkJnNe0ls-WVDHkD2Q9TMhsEw%3BFUTMxAIdEam9-CHb_coVY3uYICl1p5xR0NyWVDHb_coVY3uYIA&oq=Randle,+WA&t=h&mra=ls&z=12> When I made the reservation the CG map made it look like the group sites are away from the main campground loop. I imagine there'll be signs. If I forgot anything or you have other Qs, post them here or send me a message. Looking forward to meeting + riding with everyone on Saturday. --Smitty -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
