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| End Of Winter (EOW) 2008. Date 03/22/08 Its finally over. At least officially winter ended 03/19/08. So now it is spring and time to ride. The weather had not been to good around here for a long time. But the last month or so we have been blessed with some good dry but cold riding weather. The last 5 weekends have been ridable. The beginning of the week it was not looking good for Saturday. But as Saturday approached it began to look better. Well Saturday turned out to be a clear sky sunny warm day and it was time for our annual Mt St Helens ride. It was cold for the ride down but my gerbings kept me nice a toasty. I saw temps down to 37 on the way down. As we approached Castle Rock the skys cleared up and we were in for a great day. |
| We arrived at Castle Rock around 11:20 or so. There were around 15 bikes there at that time. Over the next 45 minutes or so the groups continued to arrive. There were a few cars in the area we normally park so this year the groups were spread out around the lot. The riders meeting was a little after noon and we split into 2 groups. A 3rd group had left 10 minutes or so prior. Around 12:15 the main group got of with 90 plus bikes. Summer has begun. |
| The weather was great with clear blue skies. The road was clear most all the way up. It was sort of perfect for the End Of Winter. Clear dry roads almost all the way up. But lots of snow at the top. The last 5 to 10 miles got down to one lane at parts with some huge snow banks. The view point we normally use was a mountain of snow. Not sure how many made it to the top but I know of at least 20 who did. Myself included. I must admit I thought of turning back but did not. Bring on Summer (Please) |
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