There's nothing worse than getting to a bike race and finding a long line for the outhouses.

But on Saturday at Kings Valley, I had no such problems.

A guy could get used to this.

Thanks, I think, to the Kings Valley organizers for this honor. And thanks to Dave A... for the pictures.

Last weekend was the infamous Ronde van Oest Portlandia. I missed it last year for Redlands, but this year I was lucky enough to be in town. It was harder than Redlands, I'm certain of it. Kevin Hulick rode along with me all day and had his Garmin with him. He was kind enough to send me the file. Dave Roth had some pictures posted as well, but his site seems to be down right now. Maybe it'll work again later. But here's a set of Flickr photos by Kevin Wagoner. My goal for the day was to finish the ride without walking up any of the hills, a goal that I narrowly achieved. Whoever organized that ride, and I'll assure you it wasn't Brad Ross, is clearly an evil genius. Thanks.