Seven ladies huddled under the bus shelter across the street from our start spot. We lost one rider right out of the gate as she hopped a bus home to deal with her flat tire. It continued to pour on us as we rode down the Trolley Trail over to Oatfield and on to Aldercrest.
We laughed our way through the muddy grass and cute gravel paths at Clackamas Park, then made a group decision by the bathrooms that we should shorten our route and head north. I had not planned for this particular contingency, so we did a little extra riding including a u-turn until we found ourselves on the newly improved Linwood Avenue and back to the Springwater.
Here's what we rode: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41791765
As we crossed one of the three bridges headed toward the river, clear, blue skies started to come into view to our south.
