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Wednesday, March 30, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
BIKE RIDE: Event
will help support
SPRD programs
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Photo by Jodi schneider mcnamee
Five-year-old Mekelie carefully selected her prize after the egg hunt.
EGG HUNT: Volunteers
worked for hours for
minutes of action
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Loads of parents and
spectators watched the free-
for-all in awe, cheering them
on with some parents steer-
ing their tiny tots in the right
direction.
Sisters-Camp Sherman
Fire Chief Roger Johnson
was laughing at how fast
the ambitious little hunters
snatched up all the Easter
eggs.
“It’s great fun to watch
how these kids can find 6,000
eggs in only five minutes.
And yet it took lots of vol-
unteer over two hours to hide
them,” Johnson said.
After filling her basket
full of eggs, 5-year-old Josie
Jaschke and her 7-year-old
sister Sierra sat down to fran-
tically open each of their
plastic eggs.
“We have to look fast to
see if we have a prize egg.
Because then you can pick
a really neat toy,” Sierra
Jaschke explained.
One family was shouting
with joy and taking photos
after they discovered that
their 10-year-old daughter
April, her 7-year-old sister
Leah, and 5-year-old brother
Evan all ended up with prize
eggs.
You can’t beat that.
The sun held out for the
entire egg hunt, and there
were plenty of happy faces
and full Easter baskets to see
as the egg-stravaganza came
to an end.
averages an eight- to nine-
percent incline where it
finally peaks out at the top of
the pass at 5,200 feet, at Dee
Wright Observatory, about
15 miles into the course.
There’s a dramatic change
in landscape from SPRD to
Dee Wright Observatory,
with riders beginning in
large pine forests, passing
through Douglas fir forests,
and finally ending in the
alpine lava landscape that
characterizes the Dee Wright
Observatory. The view from
the observatory offers a
panorama of the Cascade
Mountain Range. Mountains
as far away as Mt. Adams, a
large volcanic mountain in
Southern Washington nearly
200 miles away, can be seen
on clear days. An aid station
is available at the summit
of the ride, where riders can
fuel up on water and light
snacks before continuing
their journey.
Some riders choose to turn
around at the observatory
while others continue along
the route toward the West
Gate. For riders that continue
toward the west gate on this
out-and-back ride, the scen-
ery is comprised of alpine
meadows, mountain views,
and roadside ponds as rid-
ers wind their way down the
west slopes of the Cascades.
A Parteership
Beyoed Your
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New name, same satisfaction for cyclists.
The west gate is the final
destination of the ride. Some
riders continue beyond the
final aid station, which is
approximately 31 miles out-
side of Sisters. Belknap Hot
Spring is just another eight
miles down the road for the
most ambitious riders.
After returning from their
ride at SPRD, registered par-
ticipants are invited to enjoy
post-ride festivities including
music by The Anvil Blasters
and a taco bar. The Anvil
Blasters, self-described as
“Western music for Central
Oregon: rowdy and mellow
story-songs,” greet the riders
beginning at 3 p.m., while a
traditional taco meal includ-
ing beans, rice, veggies and
meat will be served at a taco
bar.
More information, includ-
ing a course map and registra-
tion for the event, is available
at www.CrestTheCascades.
com. Currently, registrations
taken on or before May 15
are $35 and registrations after
May 15 are $40. Participants
can pre-order T-shirts for $15
during their registration.
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