Mt Bachelor

The streak continues despite hardship, headache and 55 miles of tarmac.

We are in Sunriver, Oregon, a few punts South of Bend, for our annual cycling extravaganza, Today was ride one, the aforementioned 55 miler, on sometimes decent, sometimes perfect roads to south of, and in the shadow of the majestic Mt Bachelor. We split into two groups, four heading off-road and six opting for the more civilized conditions of the road. We will be joined tonight by the last two members of this year's group for a grand fest and then the big Cascade Lakes ride tomorrow, a scheduled 90 miler around the grand dame of the Deschutes.

Out five bedroom chalet is perfect for this type of recreational activity, big garage, kitchen, decks and a hot tub. Who cares about anything else?

As we ripped through the countryside on our way home, the peloton pushing 20 mph into  mild headwind, I was thinking about how cool it is to be doing all this fun stuff. We train through the dark, cool and wet winters to come out the back side of spring and take it to the streets, happy, healthy and high on a mixture of endorphins and the sensual scents of the forest.

We'll do it again tomorrow. Camera's to download and batteries to charge. Penne to sample and IPAs quaff. Cheers!