Covered Bridge Bicycle Tour

This was our latest fun. Rick and Theresa rode the Covered Bridge Century in Albany, Oregon, crossing five covered bridges over 100 miles on Aug. 9th. The actual century was on Sunday the 10th, but we rode it alone on Saturday the 9th. We had to carry all of our own extra water and food, so we were each carrying about 15 additional pounds. The road varied with stretches of flat, hills, valleys, and one 15% grade uphill stretch. The hills were easy, though, compared to the constant headwind we experienced for more than half of the ride. (Unfortunately, we never had a tailwind.) We had so much fun, though -- crossing beautiful covered bridges, passing Christmas tree farms, flower farms, quaint towns, and eating wild blackberries along the way (and only one flat tire). We were dead at the end, but it was totally worth it and so much fun!!!