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Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend August 24, 2005 Cyclists’ Crater Lake ride to aid Klamath museums The 100-mile tour has ‘extremely difficult’ rating, but it’s billed as a recreational ride, not a competition By BILL KETTLER Mail Tribune Touring cyclists will have an opportunity Saturday to ride around Crater Lake to raise money for Klamath County museums. There will be 25-, 50- and 100-mile loop rides beginning at the Fort Klamath Museum, which has a collection of artifacts from one of the earliest European settlements in what would eventually become Klamath County. The tour was organized in conjunction with the city of Klamath Falls’ centennial celebration, said Bill Haskins of Klamath Falls, who put together the event. He noted that 100-mile rides, known as "centuries," have been organized in many areas of the country to raise money for nonprofit organizations. "We decided it would be good to tie 100 years with 100 miles," Haskins said. All three bicycle routes begin in nearly flat country just north of Upper Klamath Lake, and the 25-mile loop never leaves the flats. Haskins said it’s rated "easy" by the Bike Ride Directors Association of America. Advertisement The 50- and 100-mile tours will climb to the rim of Crater Lake, gaining about 3,000 feet along Highway 62. The 50-mile tour, which is rated "difficult," turns around soon after reaching the rim. The 100-mile tour will circle the Crater Lake Rim Road before the long ride downhill to Fort Klamath. Century riders will climb an additional 3,000 feet along the 33-mile Rim Road, which gives the full 100-mile tour an "extremely difficult" rating. That rating shouldn’t deter riders from signing up, Haskins said. "Your average weekend rider could do (the 100-mile ride)," he said. "It’ll just take them longer than the person who’s riding six days a week." He noted that the tours are recreational rides and "definitely not a race." Besides the Fort Klamath Museum, the tours also will benefit the Klamath County Museum and the Baldwin Hotel Museum, both in Klamath Falls. The county museum, located in a former National Guard Armory, features displays about birds as well as American Indian artifacts and pioneer relics. The Baldwin Hotel Museum includes thousands of artifacts from the 1910s and 1920s, when Klamath Falls was a bustling logging and railroad town. The registration fee of $30 per rider ($60 per tandem bike) includes one of the new Crater Lake quarters, a bib number, sag stops with food and water and a post-ride barbecue. A roving support vehicle for riders who have to stop along the way also will be available. Online registrations will be accepted. Riders can register as late as Saturday for $45 for individuals and $75 for tandems. For more information, call the Great Basin Visitor Association at (800) 445-6728, or visit the Web site atwww.craterlakecentury.com Reach reporter Bill Kettlerat 776-4492, or e-mail Cyclists� Crater Lake ride to aid Klamath museums ">[email protected] . Mail Tribune Home | Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life | Opinion AP News | Archives | Site Map | Community | Classified Copyright © 1997-2005 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback www.bingo.com Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker dvd-r Distance Education Computer Security Ztech Media Hosting Sports Equipment Online Casino Student Loans tcg student loan consolidation Online Pharmacy Online Casino Reviews Myspace Home Equity Loans Windermere Van Vleet Rogue Valley Travel Discount Hotel Reservations Southern Oregon Loans Online Casino News Casino Gambling Sites Budget Website Templates Online Bingo Entertainment Guide Advertisement s