Sunday, Dec 17, 8:30am: Wine Country out West

[sky...@skylerbishop.com]

It's time to explore what some of the area SW of PDX has to offer!  Another diverse route, with some urban transfer roads, rural secondary highways, and quite, bucolic gravel farm roads.  Enough climbing to keep you honest, and a few twisty connectors to keep you on your toes.  This should be a good one!

Starting in Lake Oswego, the first 12 miles get us out of town and into the countryside.  We then make our way into wine country, passing numerous wineries, through Carlton, and finally onto some legit gravel farm roads!  After a quick stop in Gaston for calories, it's a solid climb over Chehalem Ridge, a few more gravel sectors, then back east through Farmington, Tigard, eventually into Lake Oswego with a final gravel climb for good measure!

Be prepared for wet and cold conditions. Fenders are HIGHY encouraged, for the sake of your fellow riders!  Conversational pace, pre-season training camp vibes. 

Day/Time: Sunday, 12/17, 8:30am roll out

Start/End Location: St. Honoré Bakery Lake Oswego, 315 1st St #103, Lake Oswego, OR 97034

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45158397.  We will all be making a quick stop at the store in Gaston at the ~55 mile mark.

Pace: Zone 2/3. Purposeful on the flats/piano on the climbs.  If you're dropping everyone, you're doing it wrong.  This is the time of year we leave our egos at home on the couch, stick together, and put in those critical base miles.

Equipment: Road or gravel bike; 32mm tires minimum, 38mm ideal.

No RSVP required, just show up, ride, and make new friends!  Ride is unsanctioned, on open roads, with no official leader.