CROC Ride

[Grog]

Hi Grog, I look foward to meeting you. Hope you won't mind if we pick your brain about places to ride on Vancouver Island. We're hoping to spend a week this summer riding and camping there. bikerHen

I'll try to bring a map!

Bring maps of your favourite rides!!

[Aint Doody]

Oooh, oooh, oooh!!! I've just now taken a look at this thread after getting back from Cycle Zydeco. I'm soooo excited that y'all are all coming. It's gonna be wonderful. Wait til you see our SAG stops! We go all out on those. We may have to have a TE circle or something at registration. I'll keep y'all posted on what's happening in Pendleton. And, yes, the woolen mills is a definite. And you must go to Hamley's--it's a real cowboy store. Even if you don't want to purchase anything, it's fabulous to just see. It's right downtown. And a favorite beer/wine fun place for Fri. night after the opening reception is Great Pacific. Look out! I'll plan every minute of your week-end!! The metric centuries are great rides. The one on Sat. is my favorite ride in the area--no traffic and eye-popping views. OK--I'll shut up--I can go on for far too long. See y'all in May.

Susan

[Sprocket's Mom]

Me too! Me too!!! Wahine talked me into coming and I'm trying to drag along another friend who just got a new "steed". This will be fun for me as I lived in Pendleton for awhile back in 1998-99. I really enjoyed my time there and spent lots of time out in the back country due to my job. It will be fun to revisit the nooks and crannys!
I know about the Great Pacific and can definately agree that it's the place for yummy sandwiches/beer/wine.
And if the weather is really warm and the pool at the cultural center is busy we can all run over to the community pool/water park complete with slides! Or even head out to the reservoir. Oh boy oh boy!!
This will be fun to meet other TE gals!

[Aint Doody]

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeek! I'm soooo excited.....

[Sprocket's Mom]

AD- My friend wants a promise that it won't be windy!! Hahahahaha!!! I figure worst case scenario there will be enough of us there for a regular old paceline.
Do you happen to know how close they are to filling all the spots? I told her to get her registration in ASAP!!!!

[Aint Doody]

Oh, we have only tail winds in Eastern Oregon!!! As of today we have 175, and our limit is 250, but the registrations are starting to come in faster. We were full last year, and our registrar says we're about 20 riders ahead of where we were this time last year. Sooooo--tell her to get on the ball.

[Aint Doody]

If any of y'all are sitting on the fence trying to decide whether or not to come to the CROC, you need to get down off that fence! We're filling up. We have only about 30 spaces left. The weather is improving daily. Don't miss out! Sign up online at www.cyclependleton.com It's a great ride. You can see me at the White Trash SAG Stop where I'll be serving cheese grits and other wonderful delicacies from below the Mason-Dixon Line.