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Cary Way

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From: Cary Way <cary...@hotmail.com>

Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 19:10:21 +0000

Local: Fri, May 16 2008 3:10 pm

Subject: RE: [Randon] 3 favorite brevet courses?

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My 3 favorite brevets are:
Original GA 600k route that climbed both Burnt Mt. and Fort Mt. on both the out and return legs of the route. Tour de Georgia climbs both of these mountains. The route went all the way into TN before re-entering GA and then riding to Rome for the turn around point. Very scenic but with lots of climbing.
Spartanburg 400k that climbed Caesar's Head and then had 12 mile climb up to the Blue Ridge parkway before descending 9 miles to the turn around point to reclimb it all again on the inbound leg. Again very scenic but tough with lots of climbing.Cascade 1200k- as previously stated this ride has it all. In 2005 we had temps from 37 to 91, with wind, rain, sun. The Seattle group provides the best support I have ever experienced on a ride.
Cary Way
Murfreesboro, TN

> Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 09:02:15 -0700
> To: randon@googlegroups.com
> From: hein...@earthlink.net
> Subject: [Randon] 3 favorite brevet courses?

> I'd like to hear about fellow randonneurs' 3 favorite brevet courses.
> Not that my budget of time, money and environmental impact allows
> much travel to distant brevets, but I like to dream about riding in
> the beautiful Shenandoah Valley, climbing passes in Colorado, riding
> along lakes in upstate NY or Minnesota, or seeing the wildflowers in
> the Texas Hillcountry.

> Here are my favorite courses:

> SIR "3-volcano" 300 km: A magnificent course on almost empty roads,
> skirting the volcanos of Mt. Adams and Mt. St. Helens, with Mt.
> Rainier in the distance. The 10+ km of gravel road over Babyshoe Pass
> are a nice bonus.

> Cascade 1200: Even though this brevet is 1200 km long, there isn't
> much time to get bored, as the scenery varies so much. The course
> includes almost every landscape of Washington State, from temperate
> forests via alpine meadows to semi-desert, plus fields and apple
> orchards. You pass the volcanos of Mt. Rainier or Mt. St. Helens
> (depending on snow situation), ride along the majestic Columbia
> River, climb over and through the huge basalt fields of the Columbia
> Plateau, and finally skirt the Canadian border in the beautiful
> Methow Valley, before crossing the Cascades again. If you can time
> the last bit so you ride at night with a full moon, you will have an
> experience you will never forget.

> SIR "Mtn. 100 km (Un-)Populaire": It's almost all in the suburbs of
> Seattle, but many of the roads are quiet and scenic. Most of all, the
> course has a nice rhythm of hills that increase in intensity until
> the crescendo of the finale on Mount Olympus Drive. It reminds me of
> a Beethoven symphony that way. I like this one so much that I do it
> frequently during the season.

> By the way, for those visiting the Northwest, the route sheets are
> available online at www.seattlerandonneurs.org

> How about your favorite brevet courses?

> Jan Heine
> Editor
> Bicycle Quarterly
> 140 Lakeside Ave #C
> Seattle WA 98122
> www.bikequarterly.com

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