DamTour 2008 Start in one week!
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LDRydr
A Homeless Nomad
I'm in! Love a good riding contest.
Maybe I missed something when I read about it on the website. Is the contest "Who is the first to complete it?"
I thought it was like a four corners ride or IBA National Park Tour.........
LDRydr
A Homeless Nomad
Looks likes there's some recognitions for first dam "captured", first to finish all of them, etc. Not really a contest.
If you're in the Oregon/Washington area and like doing these kind of rides you might want to check out Rose City Motorcycle Club's Grand Tour, which runs April 1 to Sept. 30: LINK
If you're in the Oregon/Washington area and like doing these kind of rides you might want to check out Rose City Motorcycle Club's Grand Tour, which runs April 1 to Sept. 30: LINK
blufjr
blufjr
Maybe I missed something when I read about it on the website. Is the contest "Who is the first to complete it?"
I thought it was like a four corners ride or IBA National Park Tour.........
I have done the Dam Tour 4 years now. :yahoo: Last year I didn't get all 20 due to joining the Crash Club, :angry2: but plan on getting all this year.
I have this planned in 3 rides:
The far away points, about 2600 miles, 4-5 days. Second, a Day ride to Packwood for the Volcano Ride (Click) and then again on the ride home, about 940 miles, plus a ride down to Bandon and back by way of a few dams, another 633 miles. Total is about 4111 miles total.
Will leave Portland for Packwood on the morning of the 19th and pick up 5 dams up the Gorge and back to Packwood on US 12. Then on the way home, up North to Wenatchee to pick up 3 dams then back to Portland. This will make the Volcano Ride a 1350 mile event for me.
The RCMC Grand Tour (Click) is another way to add miles on the bike. Combine these two events for lots of riding. 5,000-7,000 depending on how you organize the rides. Lots of fun.
Both of these event may have rewards or prizes but their main purpose is only to give you a destination and a reason to ride. They are more a self motivated Event. Like everyone that gets all 20 dams gets a Gift Certificate (or they did in the past), two picnics, tee shirt, two oil changes or just the material, your choice. The Grand Tour has a banquet and prizes.
I thought it was like a four corners ride or IBA National Park Tour.........
I have done the Dam Tour 4 years now. :yahoo: Last year I didn't get all 20 due to joining the Crash Club, :angry2: but plan on getting all this year.
I have this planned in 3 rides:
The far away points, about 2600 miles, 4-5 days. Second, a Day ride to Packwood for the Volcano Ride (Click) and then again on the ride home, about 940 miles, plus a ride down to Bandon and back by way of a few dams, another 633 miles. Total is about 4111 miles total.
Will leave Portland for Packwood on the morning of the 19th and pick up 5 dams up the Gorge and back to Packwood on US 12. Then on the way home, up North to Wenatchee to pick up 3 dams then back to Portland. This will make the Volcano Ride a 1350 mile event for me.
The RCMC Grand Tour (Click) is another way to add miles on the bike. Combine these two events for lots of riding. 5,000-7,000 depending on how you organize the rides. Lots of fun.
Both of these event may have rewards or prizes but their main purpose is only to give you a destination and a reason to ride. They are more a self motivated Event. Like everyone that gets all 20 dams gets a Gift Certificate (or they did in the past), two picnics, tee shirt, two oil changes or just the material, your choice. The Grand Tour has a banquet and prizes.
RenoJohn
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sounds like some simple good fun. I just signed up for this dam thing
++wondering how much time I'll need to set aside for this? Might have to do it in a couple of different treks. this will be great motivation to get up to the great states of OR and WA.
Hmm, I see Rye Patch is on the bonus list .....anyone hitting that should give give a yell while loitering here in Nevada.
.....and the John Hart Damn up in BC .....hmmmmmmmm
this thing looks pretty cool
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PizzaJim
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I'm signed up. I may even get to visit one on company time.
LDRydr
A Homeless Nomad
Just ran out to the mailbox and my Dam Tour number was there. Here we go!
RenoJohn, PM me when you're planning to be in the NW vicinity, maybe we could pick a few up together. Heck, come up for the Volcano Ride. I'll pick up the Rye Patch Dam on the way to Ely for WORD!
RenoJohn, PM me when you're planning to be in the NW vicinity, maybe we could pick a few up together. Heck, come up for the Volcano Ride. I'll pick up the Rye Patch Dam on the way to Ely for WORD!
RenoJohn
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LDryder,
Yep this thing has kinda captured my imagination. While watching the snow stack up outside .....I threw all the dams in S&T and realized with no effort that one could ride some really great roads. With a little tweaking it cold be even better.
Right click and save this(right-clicky) image
....(it's large in footprint so you'll want to open it with something you can skroll and/or zoom around). It is a preliminary thought on how I might tackle this thing. I might us this as a tune-up for rally season. me wondering if I can knock this out in 4days? Daylight at each dam might be the toughest part (not required, but I don't want to take this too serious, I'd like to at least see the dams LOL)
Yep, rye on the way to word will be good.....
Let me know your thoughts on my map .........much of it is more in your crib. I'm familiar with much of OR, WA not so much.
cheers from reno ....John
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dcarver
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Anybody want to see a Creston rock?
Or the Naciamento dam?
Come on you non CBA dudes.. get your ride on!
Or the Naciamento dam?
Come on you non CBA dudes.. get your ride on!
LDRydr
A Homeless Nomad
I got up early this past Saturday (before the rain really began), plugged in the electrics and rode up and picked up Powerdale near Hood River, OR. Nice drive through the apple orchards, dodging the muddy potholes on the steep gravel road down to the dam. Lots of fishermen down at the bottom trying their luck. I didn't have any trouble on the road, but maybe my FJR is a little more nimble than some of the bigger bikes that I'd heard didn't like it. The ride back to Vancouver was fine until the rain started in Corbett but I was prepared so no big deal.
Early Sunday morning I met OCfjr (Eric), SockMonkey (Marty), his neighbor Craig, and Craig's son Issac for coffee/danish in Tigard, OR then we rode together in the cold (34-36 deg) fog down I-5 through the Willamette Valley then over to Florence on the coast. More coffee then Marty, Craig, and Issac were heading to Mo's for lunch then were going to head north up the coast. Eric and I headed south in search of the Pony Creek facility near Coos Bay. We found the Water Works site and a road with a gate across it and figured we'd found the "Lower" dam so went off looking for the "Upper" dam and ended up at the Confederated Indian Tribe facility. We chatted with some locals near there and they claimed you couldn't get to the upper dam. So, back to the Water Works facility. If you go up behind the building you can get a picture (with bike in it) of the earthen dam and what looks like fish-ladders. I snapped a couple of pictures of the sign saying "No Trespassing on Pony Creek Watershed".
From there a quick trip east on Hwy 38 back to I-5, lunch in Cottage Grove, up to Springfield, then out to Walterville Pond (and more gravel). Got the picture and headed home, 499 miles for the day.
Best parts of the day: coffee and bike-talk with friends, heated-clothing, the Oregon coast, passing & cornering on the FJR.
Worst part of the day: I-5 between Eugene and Salem (only two f-ing lanes!)
Can't wait until I can get out and take some more dam pictures.
The pilots and their rides.
L to R, Craig & his Dyna Wide-Glide, Issac and his fresh, new Buell 1125R, SockMonkey & his '07 FJR, OCfjr & his '05? FJR, and my '07 FJR
My co-pilot for the day, OCfjr, at Walterville Pond, (sorry I chopped your head off Eric!)
Powerdale dam in Hood River, OR
Pony Creek earthen dam in Coos Bay, OR
Sign at Walterville Pond near Springfield, OR
Early Sunday morning I met OCfjr (Eric), SockMonkey (Marty), his neighbor Craig, and Craig's son Issac for coffee/danish in Tigard, OR then we rode together in the cold (34-36 deg) fog down I-5 through the Willamette Valley then over to Florence on the coast. More coffee then Marty, Craig, and Issac were heading to Mo's for lunch then were going to head north up the coast. Eric and I headed south in search of the Pony Creek facility near Coos Bay. We found the Water Works site and a road with a gate across it and figured we'd found the "Lower" dam so went off looking for the "Upper" dam and ended up at the Confederated Indian Tribe facility. We chatted with some locals near there and they claimed you couldn't get to the upper dam. So, back to the Water Works facility. If you go up behind the building you can get a picture (with bike in it) of the earthen dam and what looks like fish-ladders. I snapped a couple of pictures of the sign saying "No Trespassing on Pony Creek Watershed".
From there a quick trip east on Hwy 38 back to I-5, lunch in Cottage Grove, up to Springfield, then out to Walterville Pond (and more gravel). Got the picture and headed home, 499 miles for the day.
Best parts of the day: coffee and bike-talk with friends, heated-clothing, the Oregon coast, passing & cornering on the FJR. Worst part of the day: I-5 between Eugene and Salem (only two f-ing lanes!)Can't wait until I can get out and take some more dam pictures.
The pilots and their rides.
L to R, Craig & his Dyna Wide-Glide, Issac and his fresh, new Buell 1125R, SockMonkey & his '07 FJR, OCfjr & his '05? FJR, and my '07 FJR
My co-pilot for the day, OCfjr, at Walterville Pond, (sorry I chopped your head off Eric!)
Powerdale dam in Hood River, OR
Pony Creek earthen dam in Coos Bay, OR
Sign at Walterville Pond near Springfield, OR
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