bobmielke
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My friend and I started on the first leg of a ride known locally as the Auferheidi. It begins in Estacada, OR down highway 224 to Lake Detroit and highway 22 East. You continue to Highway 126 before finally turning on highway 19 to Westfir, OR. The ride itself is quite beautiful & scenic.
Our departure started on Highway 224 headed out of Estacada. We had traveled quite a distance on this isolated back road before the road surface began deteriorating. First it was debris from trees which quickly changed to small rocks, then boulders. Slides started filling the road with things that could injure a bike & rider. The worst was yet to come. A fallen tree covered the entire road. Snow followed with tire tracks the only way through. We put our feet up on the snow surface like outriggers to help navigate a twenty foot patch of snow. My floorboards were covered when we made it through. Once through we were on dry pavement again but could then see that the road ahead was completely covered by snow a foot deep. That did it for us. We turned around and postponed the ride for a later date. Bummer!
Our departure started on Highway 224 headed out of Estacada. We had traveled quite a distance on this isolated back road before the road surface began deteriorating. First it was debris from trees which quickly changed to small rocks, then boulders. Slides started filling the road with things that could injure a bike & rider. The worst was yet to come. A fallen tree covered the entire road. Snow followed with tire tracks the only way through. We put our feet up on the snow surface like outriggers to help navigate a twenty foot patch of snow. My floorboards were covered when we made it through. Once through we were on dry pavement again but could then see that the road ahead was completely covered by snow a foot deep. That did it for us. We turned around and postponed the ride for a later date. Bummer!
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