5th Annual POW-MIA Highway 26 Memorial Ride, Honoring the POW-MIA from Oregon. We will start the day before the official ride from Bend, OR at 7 am at Wildhorse Harley-Davidson and ride to Seaside that day with a stop in Sublimity where the town will host a luncheon-memorial. Then on to Seaside Oregon with a end at the American Legion there for dinner.
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Riders can join us with ticket purchase at any given stop. All riders must check in and comply with our ride itinerary.
All riders ride at their own risk and expense. All riders are required to have emergency contact information sheets provided filled out, one on your person and one in our files for reference if needed. License and insurance requirements as per the state of Oregon are also required to be maintained by each riders. Riders and passengers are required to purchase tickets. Meals and snacks will be provided as we can. Overnight accommodations and other expenses are at each riders expense. We will have breakfast items on Friday. We will have a meal Friday Evening, Saturday lunch, Saturday evening, Sunday Lunch and a snack Sunday evening. Only for ticketed riders.
We will have OVMA Supporter shirts, sweatshirts and other items for sale, We will have 50/50 raffles, prize raffles, and other fun fund raising contests throughout the run. This is a non-profit Veterans Organization fund raiser.
This event is being organized and run by the Oregon Veterans Motorcycle Association High Desert Eagles Chapter, OVMA-HDE
Chapter President Larry Moyer lemoldsnut@aol.com 541-815-4363
Chapter Vice Pres. Cliff Brumels breecher51@gmail.com 602-320-4983
We start the run on Saturday June 29th 7:30 am at the American Legion and ride to Madras Oregon for a wonderful dinner ceremony at the Erickson Air Collection. The full run Itinerary is as follows:
FRIDAY, JUNE 28th (Bend to Seaside-250 miles)
07:00 am- Meet Wild Horse Harley Davidson in Bend, Oregon & Registration
8:45 am- Safety Briefing by State Road Captain
9:00a.m.- KSU- First leg 92.5 miles
10:44 am- Maples Rest Area/Hwy 22 w/Gates, OR
11:10 am-Safety Briefing
11:25 am-KSU State Police Escort to Sublimity/ Second leg 22.5 miles
11:50 am- Sublimity-Fuel (Chevron)/Lunch Veterans Park
1:15 pm- Safety Briefing
1:30 pm- KSU Third leg 85.8 miles
3:16 pm- Tillamook Rest Area
3:45 pm- Safety Briefing
4:00 pm-KSU Fourth leg 56.3 miles
5:18 pm-VFW/Legion 1315 Broadway St. Seaside, Or for Dinner/Events
6:30 pm-Disperse to Hotel
SATURDAY, JUNE 29th (Seaside to Madras, OR 198 miles)
• 7: 30 AM— Registration
• 8:30 AM Group Picture Prom Circle
• The following stops to occur at:
• Beaverton Veterans Park
Paradise Harley – Tigard (Lunch & Fuel)
Sandy Fred Meyers (Fuel and Rest)
Final stop: Madras Senior Center
860 SW Madison St.
Madras, Or 97741
Please RSVP by 25 June
Non Riders -Dinner $25
SUNDAY, JUNE 30th (Madras to Ontario, OR 292 miles)
•8AM Depart: Plateau Travel Ctr
• Lunch and fuel stop to occur in
John Day at the Elks Lodge.
• Final stop to be in Ontario
6:30 pm- Conclude Ceremony and Mission Complete!!
MONDAY, JUNE 26TH (ONTARIO TO BEND) RETURN HOME
8:30 a.m.- Meet & Safety Briefing in Quality Inn Parking Lot (Be Fueled Up)
8:45 am Safety Briefing
9:00 a.m.- KSU First leg 131 miles
Time Change to Pacific Time- Set back 1 Hour
10:21am Stop in Burns for Fuel/Lunch
TBD Depart Burns
Final leg 131 miles to Bend-2 Hours and 13 minutes