Nice report!!! I feel like I went pootle with you.

We need more of these stories...

Oh, I do have one! Here's my pootle story from Oregon.

My family (wife, son & me) went for a long weekend up to Oregon last weekend. I brought my Downtube Mini with me hoping to steal in a ride or two. Well, I managed to get two rides in - one of 35 miles and the other for 25 miles. This was along the Bear Creek trail between Ashland and Medford. Very bucolic and flat.

Here are some pictures of the Mini on the pootle:
Start of the trail. Maybe it's me, but these horses were not interested in me or my bike

Miniature horse. Lowrider, just like my Mini:

The Mini taking a break along Bear Creek.

Saw this remant of an old tractor. It's had a harder life than my Mini, that's for sure:


We took a side trip to Crater Lake. This was the view we found . It's a lake formed after a volcanic eruption and filled up with snowmelt and rain over the centuries. I would have love to ride around the rim of the volcano and breathed in all the sights. It's 33 miles and 3800 ft of climb, but all at 7000+ ft elevation. However, the roads were still not open due to the snow. I'll have to come back and do the ride...