Saturday Group Ride?

[joel blatt]

Is Lower Bridge canceled given the current smoke map? 

Should someone wish to take the initiative on a route alternative, the air quality towards Sunriver or at McKenzie Pass are good.  Maybe, Century is an option.

[Michael Fee]

Always a little tricky to try to guess and time the AQI movement but I’d love to join a McKenzie Pass or other alternate route ride. 

On Thu, Jul 23, 2026 at 10:54 AM joel blatt <jmitche...@gmail.com> wrote:

Is Lower Bridge canceled given the current smoke map? 

Should someone wish to take the initiative on a route alternative, the air quality towards Sunriver or at McKenzie Pass are good.  Maybe, Century is an option.

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[Rick Johnson]

The safest bet is to ride somewhere far enough from the fires that the air is better. 

While the current road work at Crater Lake prevents a complete lap of the rim, the majority of it is open: 


One might consider a ride from park headquarters to Cloudcap and back via the north rim. 
The air sensor at park headquarters is currently showing an AQI of 13. 



https://www.nps.gov/crla/planyourvisit/conditions.htm
https://www.nps.gov/crla/planyourvisit/maps.htm
Crater Lake Webcam

Traffic might be lighter than usual due to the mistaken perception that the entire park is closed: 
https://www.bendsource.com/outside/outsidefeatures/crater-lake-lodge-reservations-have-dropped-50/

RJ

Rick Johnson
Bend, Oregon

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