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Today Drew, Nick , and myself went out to the Irish Bend Covered Bridge on the OSU campus for some photos. The road is normally closed off to all but official vehicles. I attained special permission from the Oregon State Police dispatch in Corvallis to ride out to the bridge and take some photos. It pays to ask people nicely.
Drew got a new slip-on exhaust. It gives me ideas for my bike…
Goofing around.
Spider Man!
Yesterday Carl and I went for a ride to bag the Harris, Ritner Creek, Drift Creek, and Chitwood covered bridges as part of my quest to take a photograph with my motorcycle in front of every covered bridge in the state of Oregon. We rode down US 101 past Boiler bay, where this photo was taken, and Depot Bay before turning inland toward Corvallis. The ride was around 150ish miles total.
Carl’s bike got a little muddy on the way to Harris Covered Bridge.
A Pacific Coast on the Pacific Coast!
In Depot Bay we stopped so I could look for tsunami evidence and Carl could see the world’s smallest harbor.
The way ODOT made the newer bridge next to the original span is pretty neat. They match very well.
The harbor and the Coast Guard launches.
The main drag through Depot Bay.
Today Drew and I set out for an epic ride up toward Quartzville. We detoured to see a covered bridge before ending up in a deluge along Green Peter Reservoir. I’ve been in some serious rain before that was heavier than what we rode through today but never have I been through such sustained heavy rain. The total ride was about 155 miles by my trip meter. Thanks goes to Drew for the awesome photos from today’s epic adventure!
At the “Short Bridge” covered bridge outside Sweet Home. I will be starting a collection of photos of covered bridges of Oregon shortly.
Detail of the only decals on my motorcycle.
Bike butts.
Old on the right, slightly less old on the left.
Our stallions at Yellowbottom Recreation Site, the furthers up Quartzville Road we dared trod.
Drew attempted to use a car GPS to lackluster results. Turns out it’s not waterproof, either.
On the way back down toward Sweet Home, we decided to stop for some photos in the middle of the bridge over Green Peter Reservoir. There wasn’t any traffic. We pulled our bikes up for about 15 minutes for photos and to talk about the rain. You know you’re in Oregon when you talk about the rain.
Looking down the lake.
Drew’s bike.
Rider and stallion in the rain.
To live, one must be hardcore.
At the Green Peter Dam.
It’s pretty nice that they still let you drive across the dam. At least the terrorists haven’t won here yet.
