Century #15 at Crater Lake (August 26, 2006)101 miles, 9600 ft of climbing (all above 4000 ft elevation)
Rode the 29th annual Crater Lake Rim Tour, sponsored by the Mid-Valley Bike Club. The 62 mile ride started at Diamond Lake. I extended the ride into a century by riding around the rim twice for about 9600 ft of climbing. The ride started out in the low 40s and warmed up to 79F for my second loop.
Met Mark D. from Capitol Velo -- he took my photo with my new Nikon Coolpix L3. (Do I look cold or something?) Yup, the water really is *that* blue!! (Crater Lake is 2000 ft deep -- the deepest in the US and 7th in the world.)
Nancy Meitle and her small army of volunteers did a splendid job making this a fun tour. My wife Paula helped out at the lunch stop as she has for the past two years.
BTW, that's my red 1995 De Rosa Primato equipped with Campy Chorus 10-speed components. (Steel is real!) I bought it in 2002 and have since put nearly 15,000 miles on it.
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