Saturday, August 30, 2025
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Irving Park, 707 NE Fremont St, Portland, OR 97212
Meet at the picnic tables near the Tennis Courts, following Coffee Outside
Bureau of John Russell
Sat, Aug 30, 2025, 11:00 AM
Meet at 11:00, ride at 11:30 AM.
6:00 PM
End location: Cascade Locks
Meet in town or along the HCRH for a ride to camp at the Russellquist wedding in Cascade Lox with Sugarpine lunch stop. Pack your camping gear, load up your bike, and join us at one of many stops along our scenic route through the Columbia River Gorge as we celebrate the marriage of John Russell and Emily Steelquist at Thunder Island in Cascade Locks. Starting from inner N/NE Portland, we’ll leave town via Marine Drive on our way to lunch at Sugarpine Drive-in on the Sandy River in Troutdale, which is <2 miles from the Columbia Gorge Express bus stop, which stops in Troutdale at 1:35 pm en route to Multnomah Falls, Cascade Locks, and Hood River. Assuming fair winds, we'll plan to be at Sugarpine Drive-In from roughly 1:30 to 2:30 PM. After lunch, the ride will continue along the Historic Columbia River Highway and State Trail all of the way to Cascade Locks. After a brief stop at Portland Women’s Forum State Scenic Viewpoint, a segment of the HCRH to the Vista House is currently closed for construction due to a landslide and may require a steep, unpaved detour. Fortunately, this closure means that traffic is much lower on either side of the detour! The ride may regroup a few times at major stops so no one gets left behind, as well as to meet other riders who will join us along the way. If there are no major delays, we plan to ride past Multnomah Falls around the 4:30 PM, which is within 5 minutes of the Columbia Gorge Express buses in both directions. We hope to pass Eagle Creek around 5:30 PM. Riders with larger/heavier bikes should be aware of the stairs located near Eagle Creek, which will be traversed in the downstairs direction, or bypassed via the Toothrock Tunnel on I-84, which is open to bikes: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ziJE7rizwcUEBZ6Z6 https://www.oregonhikers.org/field_guide/Eagle_Creek_Staircase If all goes according to plan, we will end at the Marine Park Campground in Cascade Locks around 6 PM, where we’ll join our fellow campers for BYO Happy Hour and we welcome friends we couldn’t invite to camp with us on Saturday and/or Sunday night. While our love and camping space may be virtually unlimited, the Bureau of John Russell regrets that seating capacity may be limited to a financially constrained list—first in our hearts, last in line for a slice. Balancing the budget is optional, but appreciated. While “banned [still] means banned,” attendance is not limited by blood relation, state boundary, or pedaling capacity—only by willingness to celebrate the marriage of John & Emily in true Cascadian style. Lastly, there is no return ride planned as we leave for our honeymoon bike tour, so riders are encouraged to coordinate with other guests or plan to take the Columbia Gorge Express home for only $10, which has bike racks on each bus to hold over half a dozen bicycles: https://www.ridecatbus.org/columbia-gorge-express/
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