Monday, December 28, 2009

West Side Tour - September 27, 2009



Ritner Creek Bridge on Hwy 223

We had a great group of folks along for this ride. Russ riding his Honda Magna, Tollie riding her Kawasaki Vulcan, Greg on his Kawasaki Vulcan Custom, Patrick and Heather riding their Honda Shadow ACE, Jim with his Harley Fat Boy, Larry riding his Yamaha Royal Star Venture, Dan riding his Harley Fat Boy and Kevin riding his Honda Shadow Sabre.

This ride took us through South Salem and on back roads to the Buena Vista Ferry, where we crossed the Willamette River.


West side of Willamette River at boat launch after riding Buena Vista Ferry Ride

From there we headed over to Adair Village, Airlie and Kings Valley.

Rest break at Ritner Creek Bridge off Kings Valley Hwy in Polk County, Oregon

We then followed the Kings Valley Hwy through Dallas, to Perrydale, then Amily and finally Dayton, Oregon. We planned to have lunch in Dayton but the restaurant was closed.

Jim, Larry and Dan decided to head back to Salem so they took Hwy 221 while the rest of us trotted over to McMinnville, Oregon and had lunch at
McMenamins Oregon Hotel Rooftop Bar. Not a bad second choice!

After lunch we wandered on back roads that lead us by Brush College and into West Salem.


This trip covered about 125 miles

Here a map of the route we rode:


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