Coffeeneurs vary wildly on the snacks that accompany their beverage of choice. Some folks focus solely on the coffee, while others include a pastry, cookie, chocolate, or other sweet. It's all good.
But how about... sausages?
This past weekend Kasia and I drove down to Portland, OR so that I could ride in the
9th Annual Verboort Sausage Populaire, a beautiful ride that finishes at the
Verboort Sausage Festival. Bikes and sausages -- what's not to like?
The ride started at 9:00am at Lincoln Park in the sleepy town of Forest Grove, OR. The ride mostly consisted of quiet backroads and the fantastic
Banks Vernonia Trail. About 20 people pre-registered, and at least that many started. The weather was cool and foggy, and surprisingly stayed that way throughout the day.
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| Foggy start for a mostly foggy day |
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| Beautiful ride on Timber Road |
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| Banks Vernonia Trail |
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| More fall color along the trail |
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| I missed all of this scenery when I rode the trail a night a few months ago |
About 100K later we arrived at the
Visitation Catholic Church, site of the sausage dinner.
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| Sausages al fresco |
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| Gary and his bucket o' sauerkraut |
The route finish was, conveniently, about 2.8 miles from the start. While discussing coffeeneuring strategy for the ride back to the start, Susan had a brilliant idea: get coffee with our sausages, then just ride back. Thus was born "opportunistic coffeeneuring".
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| Opportunistic Coffeeneuring |
Our coffeeneuring ride was a whopping 2.8 miles at a leisurely pace. Good food, good coffee, great company, and a beautiful ride -- not a bad way to spend a Saturday.
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