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Tour de Fronds: A Southern Oregon Cycling Sojourn

EVENT: Pedal deep into the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest under a canopy of Douglas firs. Listen to the Coquille River and watch ferns wiggle in a gentle, morning breeze. It’s a ride that ‘refreshes the soul.’

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“Why We Ride” is the destination cycling guide for California and the Pacific Northwest.

A Poem by Bike, written by Victor Pearn

cycling fun

at the golden gate bridge
riding a bicycle

and at diamond head mountain
again riding a bicycle
to the peak and back
to the beach at waikiki

in college riding a ten speed
with a girlfriend and classmate

in qufu city china around confucius temple

or in my youth on a tandem bike
two years back to back peddling ten miles
for charbroiled cheeseburgers

who would know the places
that I had fun cycling

About Victor Pearn

Victor Pearn, an award winning poet, was invited to be Poet-in-Residence at Quincy University, in Illinois. His poems have been published in more than 300 publications. His poem "living inside confucius wall," was translated into Mandarin and published by Jining University in China. His poems have also been published in Swansea, Wales, Canada, and the Virgin Islands. Learn more about Victor's books at Victor Pearn

The Calendars

Road, Centuries & Fun Rides

March

3/1 Blossom Bike Ride: Reedley. Four routes from a flat 7-mi. family ride to 60 mi. with hills. Lunch included. www.blossombikeride.com

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MTB & Gravel Grinders

March

3/8 Shasta Gravel Hugger: Montague. 100 mi., Full Hug, 100 km (62 mi.) Half Hug, 34 mi. Handshake with views of Mt. Shasta. www.gravelhugger.com

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