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planned to be in Portland for the annual Providence Bridge
Peddle. Stayed in a downtown motel for 2 nights. Bridge Pedal is an organized ride, possibly 24,000 bicyclists signed up for 2005. Top of 2005 trip Next The Willammette River is crisscrossed by many bridges in Portland. On one Sunday each year, they turn most of the bridge space over to cyclists. Here's a first, starting to cross the top deck of the I-5 Bridge normally not open to cyclists. A big milling crowd on the freeway with the festival up ahead. Booths, food, even a reggae band, I think I remember reggae. Imagine a festival on the freeway. Trucks and cars were still allowed on the lower deck causing the bridge to vibrate under our feet. It made for an interesting festival. |
 A bit of a human bottleneck approaching the festival on the freeway.  Lots of booths and sandwich boards reminding folks of a better world. The next time you're biking
through Portland,
you may wish to compile a list of things to do
first. Find out where the Portland
parks are before you start your trip. Need to find restaurants
in Portland? No worries. Check out our online Yellow Pages and have fun biking!
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