Wednesday, May 31, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Cyclists stampede over trail
Geologist to lead
Central Oregon hikes
By Jim Cornelius
News Editor
“Dusty, dusty, dusty!”
That’s how Dyut Fetrow
described conditions on the
Peterson Ridge Trail as rid-
ers headed out to race in the
annual Sisters Stampede.
Fetrow was working at
the Blazin Saddles tent near
the starting line, making last-
minute adjustments on moun-
tain bikes as they prepared to
hit the course. Casey Meudt,
proprietor of Blazin Saddles,
concurred with Fetrow’s
assessment. He noted that the
track had been nicely packed
and firm after the long and
wet winter and spring, but a
spate of hot, dry weather had
made things sandy.
That required some adjust-
ments, at least for elite riders,
who lowered tire pressure to
get a little more traction in
soft turns. Sandy conditions
also make for more chal-
lenges in passing riders than
a firmer surface.
“It makes for a different
race, for sure,” Meudt said.
And that’s all part of the
fun. It’s cross-country moun-
tain bike racing, after all —
it’s about getting out on the
dirt with fat tires, whether it’s
muddy or dusty or… what-
ever. The challenges of the
course — including a little
grit in the teeth — are inte-
gral to the experience.
Some 500 riders of all
ages turned out to test their
mettle against the 26-mile
course on the Peterson Ridge
PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS
Dyut Fetrow adjusts the position of a shifter for a rider before he headed
out on the Sisters Stampede.
Trail network. There was a
category for just about every-
body, from youths as young
as 10 years old to seniors.
Seventy-five-year-old
Jack Addison rode the
Stampede as his first race.
A military veteran and
pilot, Addison said, “I was
representing the veterans,
honoring the fallen soldiers
for Memorial Day.”
He was proud to note that,
in the novice 40-plus cate-
gory, he beat all the other 60+
riders.
“It was more exhaust-
ing than I thought,” he
acknowledged.
He is, however, hooked.
“My goal is set for next
year,” he said. “Get under an
7
hour.”
The Sisters Stampede has
become one of Sisters’ signa-
ture events and a kick-off to
the summer season. Riders
came in for the whole week-
end and were easy to spot in
local restaurants and enjoying
live music at Sisters venues.
And most of them will come
back next year to enjoy the
grit and grind of the trail —
and the amenities of a wel-
coming community.
Join geology expert
Robert J. Lillie for a series
of weekend programs June
2-4 that explore the geol-
ogy of Central Oregon’s
state parks and other natural
areas.
Lillie will lead two
guided hikes and two sun-
set presentations that draw
on his experience as a
former geosciences pro-
fessor at Oregon State
University.
Participants will consider
the paradox of Oregon’s
landscape: the same destruc-
tive geological forces that
threaten our lives, such as
earthquakes and volcanic
eruptions, also form the
state’s spectacular moun-
tains, valleys and coastlines.
Lillie’s programs are based
on research published in his
2015 book, “Beauty from the
Beast: Plate Tectonics and
the Landscapes of Oregon
State Parks.” To make this
information come alive,
his presentations will focus
on the formation of fea-
tures located within central
and eastern Oregon state
parks.
Evening campground
presentations are scheduled
at 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 2
at Tumalo State Park and
Saturday, June 3 at La Pine
State Park.
Guided geology hikes
are scheduled at 10
a.m. Saturday, June 3 at
Prineville Reservoir State
Park and Sunday, June 4 at
The Cove Palisades State
Park. The Prineville hike
meets at the Eagle’s Nest
Amphitheater across from
the registration booth. The
Cove Palisades hike starts
at the kiosk at the entrance
to the Crooked River
Campground.
For information, contact
Jill Nishball at 503-551-
8958 or jill.nishball@ore-
gon.gov.
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