HeartCycle Bicycle Touring Club
Coast to Coast, the Northern Tier: Year 1
Dates:Orientation: Saturday, September 10, 2016. Riding: Sunday, September 11 – Friday, September 23. Hotel accommodations are included for Friday night September 23rd. Leaders:Chris Matthews & Steve Parker. SAGs: Carol Nies and Kathleen Schindler.
Miles:Approximately 675 miles with approximately 33,300 vertical feet of climbing. Rating:Intermediate. See below for daily mileages and elevation gain.
Riders: 30
Price: Total: $2,490. $500 at Registration. Remainder due by 6/10/15.
Single Supplement registrations will only be accepted after 1/1/16 if space permits.
涯怎么组词The Adventure Series CONTINUES.Won’t you join Chris Matthews, Parker and a great cast including some of the usual suspects as we commence another amazing Adventure to ride from Sea to Shining Sea across the Northern Tier of the USA. Our initial year will follow some rious American history in t
he footsteps of Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery as well as Chief Joph and his band of Nez Perce. Subquent years will continue the return trek of Lewis and Clark towards the Mississippi and then across the rest of the country to the east coast along a route to be determined east of the Mississippi. We have ridden across the USA on the Southern Tier, the Pacific Coast and up the Mississippi River. This ride will tie many of our routes together. OVERVIEW毁家纾难
Year one will e us ride from Astoria, OR along the grandeur of the Columbia River into Washington state and then over Lolo Pass into Montana. We will have extra time in the Columbia River Gorge for riders to explore the many spectacular waterfalls. We will also get to experience the wheat fields and wine regions of SE Washington state as well as the spectacularly beautiful Clearwater River valley across Idaho.
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We will arrange transportation from Portland on September 10, 2016 and we will finish up in Missoula, MT on Friday, 9/23 so you can arrange flights home on Saturday from Missoula. Advance reading materials for this first leg should include one or both of the stories about the Corps of Discovery: Undaunted Courage – Steven Ambro; The Journals of Lewis and Clark – Meriwether Lewis. There are also veral books on the Nez Perce as well, but I would recommend The Dying Grass and I Will Fight No More Forever.
IF YOU REGISTER FOR THE FIRST YEAR, IT SHOULD BE WITH THE INTENT OF COMPLETING AS MANY OF THE FOLLOIWING YEARS AS POSSIBLE. Tho who register for this initial year will be given first right of refusal to register for year two and onward to the east coast. This total adventure will likely take five years to complete. All of tho who have ridden the RAA in 2008-2010 can share so many great memories of that epic ride. Throughout this ries, we will do everything we can to average 65 safe miles a day and will stay in comfortable lodging in every possible location.
LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY This tour is rated as intermediate and we will ride an average of 55 miles per day with one day of 92 miles. Several days have moderate to steep climbing and we will only have one mountain pass, Lolo Pass, to climb. The total elevation gain for the tour will be 33,300 feet.
WEATHER September is typically dry and very pleasant in the Northwest with blue skies and sunshine.
LODGING We will stay in very nice hotels and motels along our route and most of them will include
breakfast. There will be two very special lodges where we will stay: The River Dance Lodge and The Lochsa Lodge.
DAY BY DAY ITINERARY
祝愿未来可期的句子DAY 0 –Saturday, September 10, 2016. Our first night, we will meet at the Holiday Inn Express in Astoria, OR for an orientation meeting and a get acquainted dinner.
DAY 1 –Sunday, September 11, 2016. Astoria, OR to Clatskanie, OR. This 59 mile ride will take us over the coastal hills through den forests on a low traffic road to the agricultural town of Clatskanie. Elevation gain 3850 feet.
DAY 2 – Monday, September 12, 2016. Clastskanie, OR to Hillsboro, OR. We continue our inland ride towards Portland covering 71 miles including the scenic Banks Fredonia Trail for over 20 miles. Elevation gain 4200 feet.
DAY 3 –Tuesday, September 13, 2016. Hillsboro, OR to Troutdale, OR. Our 33 mile route will provide a leisurely day to ride across metropolitan Portland while enjoying the unique cityscape. After crossing the new bicycle, pedestrian, light rail bridge at Tilikum Crossing, we will ride to our destination for an enjoyable stay at the historic McMenamins Edgefield Lodge. Elevation gain 1500
feet.
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DAY 4 –Wednesday, September 14, 2016. Troutdale, OR to Cascade Locks, OR. Today we enter Columbia Gorge and ride the old highway below gorgeous waterfalls and den pine forests. We have planned a short ride of 33 miles to allow ample time to dismount and enjoy the many hiking trails along the route and a chance to view the waterfalls clo up. Elevation gain 1950 feet.
DAY 5 –Thursday, September 15, 2016. Cascade Locks, OR to The Dalles, OR. Today, we continue our ride through the Columbia Gorge with an opportunity to stop in Hood River to view the sail boards on the river and explore this bustling outdoor community. Our 44 mile route will offer scenic views of the Columbia River and Mt. Hood as we continue towards The Dalles. Elevation gain 3500 feet.
DAY 6 –Friday, September 16, 2016. The Dalles, OR to Boardman, OR. Today we have shortened our ride to eliminate a 120 mile route to Hermiston or an 80 mile alternative along the I-84 interstate. Our choice is to cross The Dalles bridge into Washington and ride 28 miles on WA 14 (the Lewis & Clark Trail) with a steady climb to Maryhill State Park and a bus ride to Boardman, OR. We will stay at the River Lodge and Grill adjacent to the Columbia and an opportunity to relax by the river. Elevation gain 1800 feet.
DAY 7 –Saturday, September 17, 2016. Boardman, OR to Walla Walla, WA. We will continue on quiet country roads riding through the farmland of eastern Washington to the vinicultural region of Walla Walla. Today’s ride will cover 77 miles. Elevation gain 2055 feet.
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DAY 8 –Sunday, September 18, 2016. Walla Walla, WA. Rest day with the opportunity to explore the Wine region, enjoy an optional ride or just kick back and enjoy some free time.善卷
DAY 9 –Monday, September 19, 2016. Walla Walla, WA to Dayton, WA. We will again ride through fertile Washington farm land along the Lewis & Clark Trail highway, a pleasant byway, covering a 35 mile route to Dayton. Elevation gain 1650 feet.
DAY 10 –Tuesday, September 20, 2016. Dayton, WA to Clarkston, WA. We continue our journey in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark with a 66 mile ride to the Snake River city of Clarkston and the adjacent Lewiston, ID, east of the river. This area was a prominent camp on Lewis and Clark’s return trip to St. Louis. Elevation gain 3500 feet.
DAY 11 –Wednesday, September 21, 2016. Clarkston, WA to Syringa, ID. Following the Lewis and Clark Trail Highway along the Snake River to the Middle Fork of the Clearwater and the Lochsa River, we ride 92 miles through pristine forested countryside until we reach an idyllic stop at the Rive
r Dance Lodge in the middle of nowhere. Elevation gain 3000 feet.写一篇关于
DAY 12 –Thursday, September 22, 2016. Syringa, ID to Powell Ranger Station, ID Leaving our wonderful retreat at The river Dance Lodge we continue following the Lochsa River as it winds through the forested valley towards our destination at the Lochsa Lodge after a pleasant 72 mile ride. Elevation gain 3700 feet.
DAY 13 –Friday, September 23, 2016. Powell Ranger Station, MT/ID to Missoula, MT. Our final ride is a classic 58 mile jaunt over Lolo Pass into Montana and our final destination. This pleasant ride
in the Bitterroot Mountains follows a scenic route from the summit of Lolo Pass to Missoula. Elevation gain 2600 feet.
DAY 14 –Saturday, September 24, 2016. Depart Missoula for our journey home and the end of our first year on the Coast to Coast Tour.
Detailed route maps, cue sheets and GPS files will be provided in advance to tour participants.
For further information about this tour, you can contact Chris Matthews at
********************** or (303) 618-4789, or Steve Parker at ********************* or (970) 946-9551.
