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Swift Reservoir – Ride Report

This ride was a great success and kudos are in order for ride leader David Clayton for outstanding route, making the maps and his leadership in making this ride work. Recognition is also due to Dave Seeley for riding sweep and Arjen Sundman for leading the Portland group home after the ride leader dropped off in Vancouver. Kathy Smith and Melody Anderson of the OSC Valley Chapter came up for the ride.

Nine scooters rolled out under a cloudy sky for the trip to Swift reservoir. Michelle had the smallest scooter, a Kymco, Bet & Win, 150. Alvaro Pardo and Arjen were on the largest scooters, both BV 500s.

The route took us to Battleground, Washington where we turned east toward Mt. St. Helens. The cloudy sky blocked our view of St. Helens, but there was lots of other beautiful scenery. Upon reaching Swift Reservoir we turned south and took Windy River road into Stevenson, Washington. We took breaks about every 50 miles.

The rain held off until the last 40 miles. We really can’t complain about the rain, after all, we are the Oregon Scooter Club.

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Comment by Arjen Sundman on July 13, 2009 at 2:43pm: Riding on a Sunday with others who love to ride...it makes for a perfect day. Thanks to you all. David...great ride...thanks for leading and throughly researching the route. I can't believe you rode it twice (the last time the night before) just to make sure we had a great time. Thanks again.
I just loved the intense green "tunnels" of trees and ferns as we shot through the forest by Swift Reservoir. Although I had done this route in a car before, this was the first time on two wheels...and we all know that makes it a whole new experience.
The liquid sunshine cleaned off my bike. BONUS! It was still covered all over in California dust.

Comment by Dave Seeley on July 13, 2009 at 2:22pm: Yes a great ride, Thanx David Clayton for a gr8 job planning and leading us on a wonderful ride-----RAIN and ALL------ Great time was had by all, looking forward to the next gr8 ride. And meeting more gr8 friends.

Comment by Melody Anderson on July 13, 2009 at 11:47am: I had a wonderful ride, and it was definitely worth the trip up from the Salem area. Thanks goes to David Clayton for leading us on a wonderful ride, even though we had some liquid sunshine towards the end. I added another 292 miles to my odometer with this ride!

Comment by Karen Maxwell on July 13, 2009 at 11:19am: This was truely an OREGON RIDE; nice freindly folks, lots of green, and some liquid sunshine. Thanks to those big bikes with their "blinky flinkies" and bright yellow jackets for showing us the way through the drops!