Roxy and Linda's Bicycle Blog

4th posting on June 14, 2013 ..... Back to the welcome page and listings for other links

Catbird Seat B&B to Belknap Hot Springs, OR - 78 miles ... total trip miles - 144
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We were able to get back on the bike seats on day 2 and didn't notice too many aches as we headed for Eugene under cloudy skies. We missed a turn and wandered thru Eugene on bike paths and bike lanes, met many friendly helpful people along the way. During lunch we studied our maps and checked the weather forecast for the next days, thinking ahead to our up coming 4000' climb over Mckenzie Pass. Friday looked like the best weather for the ascent so we decided to spend the night in Springfield and ride a few shorter days resting up for the climb.
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Wednesday we had a pleasant ride out of Springfield on back roads, rolling along to Walterville where we joined hwy 126, a busy road between Eugene and Sisters. We followed the Mckenzie River, passed fields, dense forests, flowers and beautiful homes & properties. We spent the night at a B & B along the river. Thursday morning we woke up to rain, glad we weren't in a tent! We hung out for a while hoping for the rain to stop but finally decided it was time to try out the rain gear. We're happy to report it works! We continued following the Mckenzie River upstream to Belknap Hot Springs where we spent the night. Walking along trails at Belknap we met a couple bike tourers heading to Florida. We soaked in the hot pool, rested up and got psyched for our BIG climb the next day. Hope we can do it!

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