Conditions @ Rooster Rock as of July 2.

Rode my bike otu to Rooster Rock once again. On arribing, I saw that the new weekend bus service (see earlier post for details) stops to the left of the Ranger station, and there was a line of more than 30 people waitign to get on the bus. This was probably due to the holiday weekend.
The water levels are still a bit high. I was told that the water is chest high if you wade out to Sand Island.
Some trails still have water. Basically if a trail gets wet when it rains, that trtail is dru, while if it gets wet fgrom varying river levels that trail is wet. In particular the Dragonfly Trail had at least a foot of water. I took the the trail to Four Corners & Camp No Hate, which had a muddy area, but you could walk around that.
I tne dto be one of the erly arrivals, arriving before noon, but from about one in the afternoon on it just got more and more crowded. I usually leave between three and three thirty, as I have to ride my bike West on I-84, and if the sun is too low iot woudl make it hard for cars to see me.
If you want to try riding a bike to Rooster Rock, the easiest way it to take bus 77 (Halsey) to the Troutdalew3 Outlets. Behind ht eoutlets there is a sidewalk/boike path that crosses the Sandy River. From there get onto th eI-84 at Lewis and Clark Park. Talke the Corbett Exit for safety. I find at the top of the exit is a godo place for a water greak.. Bet back on the freeway and the next exit is Rooster Rock. I shoud mention that on my bike I have puncture reswistant tubes and on top of that my tires are called Gatorskins, which have fivers stronger than kevlar, so I have never gotten a flat tire. That means I dotn'have to carry bike tools or a repair kit when I ride my bike. Your biggest danger would be debris on the side of the freeway. Statistically it is safer to ride on the side of the freeway than on city streets. Anyway, on the way back there is a viewpoint between Rooster Rock and the Corbett exit. Agin for safety go ahead an exit keeping to the side until you are far enough that cars and trucks if there are any will be goign slowly. On the way back I alaos put a light on the back of my bike to be better seen. As the Lewis and Clark exit puts you on a short section of road and into a tunnel under the greeway, the light really helps make it safer on that strtch. Oh yeah, there are no biek racks at the park. You have tolockup to a tree or wherever you can. Again for safety, my back pack is a bright lemon yellow color, which I bought specifically to make this ride over and over again to make me more visible.

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