Just got back not long ago. It was definitely a good ride. Cut short a little because of some very dark clouds up north from Tillamook, but very good and enjoyable.
There were five of us in all on four bikes, Roger (Speedracer) took his wife along. We left Cascade Moto Classics shortly after 10:00 this morning. the sky was dark and the air was wet. As we got past Banks and up the mountain (if you consider 1800 ft, a mountain) it started to get very misty. The temp was very cool out, so I stopped to put my rain gear on (note to self get new raingear and attempt to clean melted raingear off of pipes). As we got over the top of the mountain the sun started to come out some, and the roads started to dry off. After getting through Tillamook, somehow we made a wrong turn, but no big deal, and found ourselves in Oceanside and got a spectacular view of the coast. We headed north along the coast and back to Tillamook and had lunch at the Tillamook Cheese Factory. After eating we went separate ways. I was going to head north on 101 to Garibaldi and catch Miami River Road, but the clouds looked pretty dark and thick up north, so I took the easy way out and took Hwy 6 back to Beaverton.
All in all, not a bad for the first official ride of the year, especially for the Pacific Northwest.
Soren
