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June 26-29, 2023

THIS IS A RECAP OF

Ibis Migration #11
Oakridge

We’ve been enam­ored with the rid­ing in Oakridge for years and years. We bring the Ibis demo fleet to Moun­tain Bike Ore­gon every year, and in 2022 we decid­ed to stick around and hold our first Migra­tion in the State of Ore­gon. It was a smash­ing suc­cess, and we did a repeat in 2023.

For the sec­ond year, we decid­ed to have a lot­tery for tick­ets to Oakridge, as we only had 24 slots avail­able. We want­ed to give every­one an equal chance at join­ing us. We had an online sign-up for a few days and end­ed up with 10 times as many appli­cants as we had places avail­able. We then drew num­bers out of a vir­tu­al hat and got in con­tact with the win­ners. And we end­ed up with an eclec­tic and fun group that quick­ly became fast friends. Rid­ing bikes and enjoy­ing meals togeth­er in such an amaz­ing place makes for instant friendships.

Let’s take a look at what hap­pened in Oakridge…

We start each day with Nos­sa Famil­ia Cof­fee (roast­ed in Port­land, OR), lov­ing­ly pre­pared by Migra­tion’s offi­cial barista: Espres­so Bob. 

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Once you have your cof­fee, add a deli­cious and nutri­tious break­fast and you are ready to ​“shred it for credit”.

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Cog Wild

Cog Wild Tours and Shuttles have been providing support for your mountain bike endeavors since 2006, and they provided the shuttles for all three days of riding. If you're headed to Oakridge (or Bend) on your own, look them up!

"THE RIDING"

Scroll through these to get an idea of the riding.

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Rid­ing here makes you smile
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It’s a real rat race
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Once the trees get out of the way, you are treat­ed to big views
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Swim, if you dare
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There are a lot of trees here
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Camp is down on that reser­voir below
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Flow­ers are peak­ing in late June
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"THE VENUE"

We post­ed up just out­side of Oakridge at The Lodge at Hills Creek. Our won­der­ful hosts, Rick and Lind­say, made us amaz­ing break­fasts and lunch­es, and host­ed us at their well-appoint­ed Lodge. There were nice rooms to stay in the two lodges, and we also had #van­life and #tentlife options. We had a giant lawn to relax on, over­look­ing Hills Creek reser­voir and the spec­tac­u­lar Dia­mond Peaks off in the distance.

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Dia­mond peak in the distance
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Chill out sesh
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Lind­say, our host on the left and Chuck on the right

Below are a cou­ple of repeats from 2022.

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Gath­er­ing of the flock
"THE FOOD"

The food, oh my the food!

A hall­mark of an Ibis Migra­tion is the food (ok, the rid­ing, the bev­er­ages and the peo­ple too). 

Chef Rob Hunter has become our go-to when­ev­er we can get him. He’s in high demand for good rea­son. His food is incred­i­ble. Rob drove up from Men­do­ci­no to ride with us and cook a cou­ple of deli­cious din­ners for Migra­tion num­ber 11. We will let the pic­tures do the talking. 

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One of the tra­di­tions that we’ve inte­grat­ed into the Migra­tions over the years is the after­noon refresh­er after our dai­ly bike ride(s). This usu­al­ly involves your choice of a spe­cial cock­tail (curat­ed this time by Men­do­ci­no Migra­tion break­fast chef Phil) or your choice of wine or beer. Or all three if you wish, we’re not judging. 

Cou­ple that with some hang out time and some deli­cious snacks, and you’ve got your­self some hap­py people. 

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Not your aver­age camp drinks
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Almost hap­py hour
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There’s beer cour­tesy of Deschutes Brew­ery if you prefer
"Oakridge Migration 2024"

The next Oakridge Migra­tion takes place June 24 – 27, 2024.

Lot­tery opens at 9am PDT Tues­day March 26th 2024. Lot­tery clos­es Sun­day March 31st, and we’ll choose the lot­tery win­ners on April 1st. No fooling.

We always announce the open­ing of reg­is­tra­tion via our newslet­ter (sign up here) and on Insta­gram.


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