Monthly Archives: February 2009
February 13, 2009
Signed up for Dam Tour 2009
If things go as planned, I'll be making two separate trips to the Pacific Northwest this summer. I'm all set for CFR '09 in Nakusp, BC, and the early word is that WFO will be held somewhere in Idaho, with my friend Hal (kaitsdad) taking over from Tim as RM.
Last year, someone sent me a link to the DAM Tour site, and it looked like a lot of fun. The idea is to visit 8 dams in Oregon, 8 more in Washington, and 4 more in neighboring states, between March 1st and September 30th. It was too late for me to sign-up for last year's riding season, but the stars aligned this year, and I'm all signed up.
Someone posted an unofficial, preliminary list of the 20 dams, and I've been playing with a route to and from CFR that would bag me 12 or 13 of the 20. One of the dams is on the Hetch Hetchy reservoir, and I figure I can bag that almost any weekend. The rest are all near Portland and Seattle — if I wind up going to WFO, I can make a detour for these ones, and if not I can take a long weekend later in the summer.
I'm really looking forward to it!
Blue Max Chair
After reading an encouraging review on Web Bike World, I just ordered one of the Blue Max chairs. If things work according to the (very early) plan, I'll be camping on my way to and from CFR '09 this June, and a small, packable chair should be just the ticket.
In the past I've looked at the famous Kermit Chair, but the price is a sticking point. Unlike the Blue Max, a Kermit has arm rests, which I'm pretty sure I'll miss, but we'll see.
Once it comes in I'll post a quick review.