Barlow Trail Rider Profile: Christy Evans
June 12, 2006
River City's Barlow Trail Century is the hotly anticipated event of the season. With this awesome route, I can see why:
The 40 & 100 mile adventures begin on a unique rails-to-trails bike path. The route also features rural country roads then lead to an exhilarating descent down to Dodge Park and the Sandy River, a short but stiff climb up to Roslyn Lake Park, a blazing descent and drop into "Little Switzerland", lush green pasturelands of the upper Sandy River valley, the freshly paved Barlow Trail Road and Lolo Pass Road - the gateway to the Mt. Hood Wilderness Area where the real climbing begins.
Christy Evans is one of the riders this year. As soon as she heard what a great ride it is, she signed right up. "I moved here last year from the east and am really enjoying the scenery in Oregon - and what better way to see the state than to do the rides."
Chrisy got her cycling start doing triathlons and was very active in the long distance (Ironman) events for years, so it's no surprise that the Lolo Pass climb is what she's most looking forward to on the Barlow. Christy considers her other events of the season, such as Monster Cookie and Reach the Beach, to be merely "joy rides".
Christy lives in Hillsboro where she has great terrain available and can ride flats or hills, or a combination, right out her front door. She also enjoys riding with the Aloha Bike Club to Bald Creek, Grabhorn andother areas.
So what draws Chrisy to cycling? She says it's really the outdoors experience, and that cycling, once you get out there, is free.
Look for Christy out there on the Barlow Trail Century, crushing the hills and taking in the sites along the beautiful route.
Posted by orbike at June 12, 2006 10:38 AM
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