Boring-Govt Camp

Tarckives Bikes
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Portland peoples,
I’m going to be in town like May 10th - 17th. I’d like to do a road ride from somewhere like Boring to Government camp and back down the hill. Has anyone done this and would anyone like to do this with me? I don’t think my brother is up for a ride like that so it’d be cool if someone wanted to roll with me. I’m pretty open on the starting point, I just figured Boring was a good spot to get started. Let me know if you’re interested or have some experience with this ride.

edit: I should add I’m going to be on my road rig and have no plans of doing this fixed.

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boring is never a good place to start.

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Govt. Camp is a crazy little town. I went to a snow boarding camp there once.
Is there a town called Boring?

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Yeah. Boring Oregon.

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That’s awesome.
Like Normal, Illinois.

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there is also Drain, and Curtain.

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bahaha awesome town names

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i’ve never tried anything in that area, but i’d be down if you can find a good route.

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I was thinking just straight up hwy 26. It seems wide enough from what I remember.

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hmm maybe when all the snow is gone? i went over 26 a few days ago (in car), it seemed narrowish. then again, i wasn’t looking with the intent of planning a bike ride.

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Yeah I was hoping by May the snow would subside a bit. But I guess I haven’t been up there in a while and don’t really know when the snow eases off of the road in that area. it’s like 35 miles up and another 35 miles back so I was thinking it’d be a good 4-5 hour ride depending on what pace is doable up the hill. It’s only 3000 ft in elevation change from Boring to Govt. Camp so I figure that’s not to steep a grade over that long period of time. I mean, compared to Little Cottonwood Canyon here which is 3500ft in less than 9 miles, thats a lax climb haha.

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hmm yea. my girl is a ski patroller at meadows so she drives that way every week, i’ll ask her opinion about bikes on 26.