50 Miler on Lopez Island
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Day Six (Thursday) 50 Miler on Lopez Island |
On Thursday, the younger scouts went on a day trip down to Olga and Doe Bay. The Venture Crew scouts got up at 5:30 am, and rode back to Orcas Village to catch the ferry over to Lopez Island. Once on Lopez, they spent the day riding the circumference of the entire island, and then caught the ferry back to Orcas, thus completing the 50 mile bike ride for the cycling merit badge. Best of all, the troop had ordered pizza from Eastsound for that evening. Many sore muscles but happy stomachs that night.
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Map of Day Six rides. (Click for full sized image). |
| The Troop 21 Bataan Death Ride Crew. (front kneeling L-R) Scott Smith, Stu Laird, Alex Spreier, Dustin Deveaux, Alex Smith, Jim Barker, Taylor Bushnell. (rear standing L-R) Ben Lewis, Spencer Bushnell, Glen Ardt, Scott Laird, Ray Spreier, Jeff Morris, Scott Ruppel, Eric Fredstrom. |
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Waiting for the ferry at Orcas
Village, with Lopez Island |
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| Getting off the ferry on Lopez, with Orcas Island and
2600 foot Mount Constitution looming up in the distance. |
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Lopez Village. |
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| Fisherman's Bay.. | |
Riding along the spit that protects Fisherman's Bay. |
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| Lunch break along the spit. | |
Watching the sea otters and orcas go
by. San Juan Island and |
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| Ray says "pain is good". Is this part of
the incoming Scoutmaster training requirement? |
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Stu and Jim say, "pain is good.
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| East side of the island with Mount Baker visible in the distance. | |
Coming down the home stretch. But
will they make it back |
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| Yes! A 50 miler (54) under their belt, some sore
legs, and some pizza on Orcas to look forward to. |
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