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Cottage Grove: Sharps Creek/Big River BIKE

August 7, 2010 (Morning)

Exercise Type: Bike

Comments:
Biked THIS today: http://beta.mapmyride.com/route/detail/21084272/

Pretty solid loop. Found this on the “Lane County Bike Map”. Tried to bike Aufderheide but I missed the damn bus to Blue River! So I drove down to the Grove.

Good ride — felt strong (yet slow) on the sustained climb. Two mess-ups: 1. Ran out of water, 2. Did NOT bring any S-Caps. So I was pseudo-cramping for lack of electroyles from the summit until I stopped in London, OR — about 8 miles from the end.

Loop course that starts/finished in Cottage Grove, OR — home of some of the craziest MFers that walk Planet Earth. This loop is named after the phrase hand-made on the topper of a passing truck I encountered on the ride. Makes sense…

Nice ride encompassing both Dorena and Cottage Grove "lakes". Also worth noting: one HUGE MFing climb. Rolled up "Sharps Creek" Rd on the way up — I was really hoping it was flowing with Miller Sharps, but no dice.

By the way, terrific review for Miller Sharps on Beer Advocate: http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/105/5747

Oh, and PS: that last little "blip" of a climb — when I was certain I was done climbing — was a nice little "F YOU!" that literally had me screaming obscenities over that 1.8 miles….