The ride up in the morning through Sprague River was wonderful. Very low traffic up and around Crater Lake until we got on Hwy 97. Heavy truck traffic. Everything was fine until the strip of road on the right of the rumble strips went from about 2 ft to 8 inches in 2 spots. I was following and eric notified me of the 2nd spot but we were going to fast for me to realize I was to far right and ended up sliding off the edge of the road into the gravel. I wiped out at over 20 mph, saw I was going to hit a sign and turned the from wheel abruptly left which threw me from the bike. Miraculously I missed the sign and landed on my shoulder without injury. It took a few minutes to figure out why the rear wheel wouldn't roll which was the result of the rear shifter wires being disconnected at the shifter. Picked up a staple in the rear tire about 5 miles later. Other than the section on Hwy 97 being very scary with some trucks passing within a foot at 65mph traffic was never an issue on the ride. Had a great big Mexican meal at a Sergio's in Klamath Falls on the way back. They were very friendly and a better choice than going to Safeway for dinner. ride back to the lodge was enjoyable and felt good after a long day.