Our November ride was bookended by cemeteries. We rode west over the Sellwood Bridge and up the giant Riverview cemetery hill. A couple of us walked, one of us puked from the effort, and all of us enjoyed the beauty of it all.
We rode on the very pretty, leafy, downhill trail in Tryon Park and into Lake Oswego. After a quick stop to peek at the lake, we headed over to to the bike path that starts with an old Iron Furnace.
As we exited the trail, we all heard a loud POP! One rider's sidewall gave up the fight. Luckily, we were able to repair it and use a section of old tire I carry in my tool kit to reinforce it.
Onward through Mary S. Young Park trails, which were confusing enough that we doubled back on ourselves. We made it through at last, had a quick regroup and figured out together how to get to the trail through Burnside Park and Maddox Woods.
The weather continued to shine as we cut through the construction zone under the bridge to Oregon City. Finally, we crossed the bridge and high tailed to the High Rocks Bridge and the Trolley Trail back to our final resting stop at the Milwaukie Pioneer Cemetery.
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