I got tired of all the lame excuses my local GSers used to not go riding, so my buddy and I conned our wives into a ride to Pacific City and the Rusty Pelican brewpub, which is right on the beach.
We took the back way down the Nestucca River road, which started out good, then deteriorated. We successfully dodged rain and took a break
Just after that, it started to rain. Then, the NRR turned to crap as we found the culvert project was not done and there was gravel, puddles, torn up pavement and potholes. My bike's still dirty and my wife's jacket looks like she surfed a mudslide.
Then, inexplicably, it was sunny and nice at the beach
It was so nice we didn't want to leave, but Tom had to be somewhere
So we split, took the coast scenic route and flew back in Hwy 6. And I mean flew. While I barely exceed the speed limit, drivers actually yielded the road before I got to them. Closer to town, we took a more steady approach due to the high volume of LEOs out.
We split up west of town, and my wife and I got pummeled by a rain shower for the last 5 miles. When we got home, my son informed me we missed thunder, lightning, hail and a torrential downpour.
It was a good ride, all in all. Sorry I didn't get more pics. I need to go clean my bike.
We took the back way down the Nestucca River road, which started out good, then deteriorated. We successfully dodged rain and took a break
Just after that, it started to rain. Then, the NRR turned to crap as we found the culvert project was not done and there was gravel, puddles, torn up pavement and potholes. My bike's still dirty and my wife's jacket looks like she surfed a mudslide.
Then, inexplicably, it was sunny and nice at the beach
It was so nice we didn't want to leave, but Tom had to be somewhere
So we split, took the coast scenic route and flew back in Hwy 6. And I mean flew. While I barely exceed the speed limit, drivers actually yielded the road before I got to them. Closer to town, we took a more steady approach due to the high volume of LEOs out.
We split up west of town, and my wife and I got pummeled by a rain shower for the last 5 miles. When we got home, my son informed me we missed thunder, lightning, hail and a torrential downpour.
It was a good ride, all in all. Sorry I didn't get more pics. I need to go clean my bike.
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