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| PNW Road Riders Pelican Run 2007 04/15/07 Day 2 Had a pretty good time last night. Not counting the skimpy dinner at the Pelican. The little bar at the motel was friendly and fun till it closed at 9 or so. The Sportsman Tavern was active and those from the motel bar all ended up there. Was back to the room and in bed by 11:30 or so. Sunday morning awoke to bright sunshine. Made some coffee and headed out to the balcony walkway to see if anyone else up. Was greeted with bright sunshine and a misting type of rain. Hey were was this coming from? Not much in the way of clouds? Must be an ocean thing. Bill said it was an Oregon dry rain. |
| We soon got ourselves geared up and the bikes packed and dried off. We left Pacific City and headed south on 101. It was a nice morning ride on the Oregon Coast. A little mist here and there but otherwise clear and sunny. The ocean view of to our right was nice. The waves seemed pretty good to me. But they may have been just normal. I was leading since I had suggested the restaurant and knew were it was. Was tempted to stop a couple of times to check out the view. But I did not. That is a problem with me. I do not like to stop to smell the roses. Then I always think I should have? After a short ride we stopped at Maxwell’s in Lincoln City. Have never been disappointed there with a meal. Was good again. From here Paul took the lead and we headed East on 229 or Siletz River Rd. Another fantastic Oregon road. Nice pavement, mostly mild but with some wild twisties. The pavement was a little wet in spots. Just enough to cause me to be a little more cautious. This was another “oh crap I forgot to mount the camera” moment. But while the weather was good it was still early and not the best light to film by. So a great excuse to spend another weekend in the area to film. We will call this a scouting ride. Yeah I like that. At Siletz we headed east on Logsden Rd. There is one gas station just east of town. I think they only had Regular. I think I would make sure the gas at Lincoln City just in case. This was another nice road. It did however feature a couple of miles of dirt and gravel section. But not bad. |
| Continue on and take a left at Nashville. Could not find any music going on and the Grange seemed to be closed. Another left at Hwy 20. Another left at Kings Valley Hwy. From here we wound our way back north towards Portland and then Seattle. The road was pleasant but now starting find its way back to inhabited areas. Altogether a great ride around 700 miles. |