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Bob Mathews just after finishing the cross-country ski leg of the May 1976 Pole Pedal Paddle.

Submitted by Bob Mathews
Bob Mathews just after finishing the cross-country ski leg of the May 1976 Pole Pedal Paddle.

Bob Mathews teaches a nordic lesson to Scott McLagan, Joanne Coburn, Ken Klecker and Bill Coburn in the spring of 1975. This area at Mt. Bachelor is now a parking lot.

Bob Shimer
Bob Mathews teaches a nordic lesson to Scott McLagan, Joanne Coburn, Ken Klecker and Bill Coburn in the spring of 1975. This area at Mt. Bachelor is now a parking lot.

Bob Mathews and friends outside the Nordic Center at Mt. Bachelor in the 1980s.

Submitted by Bob Mathews
Bob Mathews and friends outside the Nordic Center at Mt. Bachelor in the 1980s.

More sunny days with friends at the Nordic Center. Go team Rossignol!

Submitted by Bob Mathews
More sunny days with friends at the Nordic Center. Go team Rossignol!

Gary Bonacker enjoys a fountain of champagne and Bob and a couple of other awesomely dressed buds in this photo taken by Bob Woodward.

Bob Woodward
Gary Bonacker enjoys a fountain of champagne and Bob and a couple of other awesomely dressed buds in this photo taken by Bob Woodward.

Submitted by Bob Mathews
Now that’s the way to travel!

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Retro Pics of Bob Mathews and the Nordic Center (Super Fun!)

by Erin Foote Marlowe, The Source - Bend, Oregon
February 8, 2013

<h1>Retro Pics of Bob Mathews and the Nordic Center (Super Fun!)</h1>
<p class="byline">by Erin Foote Marlowe, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />February 8, 2013</p>
<p><div class="blogImageCenter"><img src="https://media2.fdncms.com/bend/imager/bob-mathews-just-after-finishing-the-cross-country-ski-leg-of-the-may-1976/u/original/2217333/1360372298-outside_photo_old_1.jpeg" alt="Bob Mathews just after finishing the cross-country ski leg of the May 1976 Pole Pedal Paddle." title="Bob Mathews just after finishing the cross-country ski leg of the May 1976 Pole Pedal Paddle. " width="500" height="353" /></p>
<ul>
<li>Submitted by Bob Mathews</li>
<li>Bob Mathews just after finishing the cross-country ski leg of the May 1976 Pole Pedal Paddle.</li>
</ul>
</div>
<p><div class="blogImageCenter"><img src="https://media1.fdncms.com/bend/imager/bob-mathews-teaches-a-nordic-lesson-to-scott-mclagan-joanne-coburn-ken-kl/u/original/2217334/1360372444-teaching_a_lesson.jpeg" alt="Bob Mathews teaches a nordic lesson to Scott McLagan, Joanne Coburn, Ken Klecker and Bill Coburn in the spring of 1975. This area at Mt. Bachelor is now a parking lot." title="Bob Mathews teaches a nordic lesson to Scott McLagan, Joanne Coburn, Ken Klecker and Bill Coburn in the spring of 1975. This area at Mt. Bachelor is now a parking lot. " width="500" height="622" /></p>
<ul>
<li>Bob Shimer</li>
<li>Bob Mathews teaches a nordic lesson to Scott McLagan, Joanne Coburn, Ken Klecker and Bill Coburn in the spring of 1975. This area at Mt. Bachelor is now a parking lot.</li>
</ul>
</div>
<p><div class="blogImageCenter"><img src="https://media1.fdncms.com/bend/imager/bob-mathews-and-friends-outside-the-nordic-center-at-mt-bachelor-in-the-19/u/original/2217335/1360372734-outside_old_photo_2.jpeg" alt="Bob Mathews and friends outside the Nordic Center at Mt. Bachelor in the 1980s." title="Bob Mathews and friends outside the Nordic Center at Mt. Bachelor in the 1980s.  " width="500" height="732" /></p>
<ul>
<li>Submitted by Bob Mathews</li>
<li>Bob Mathews and friends outside the Nordic Center at Mt. Bachelor in the 1980s.</li>
</ul>
</div>
<p><div class="blogImageCenter"><img src="https://media2.fdncms.com/bend/imager/more-sunny-days-with-friends-at-the-nordic-center-go-team-rossignol/u/original/2217336/1360372895-other_group_photo_with_dave_clevenger.jpeg" alt="More sunny days with friends at the Nordic Center. Go team Rossignol!" title="More sunny days with friends at the Nordic Center. Go team Rossignol!" width="500" height="403" /></p>
<ul>
<li>Submitted by Bob Mathews</li>
<li>More sunny days with friends at the Nordic Center. Go team Rossignol!</li>
</ul>
</div>
<p><div class="blogImageCenter"><img src="https://media2.fdncms.com/bend/imager/gary-bonacker-enjoys-a-fountain-of-champagne-and-bob-and-a-couple-of-other/u/original/2217337/1360373021-gary_bonecker_on_the_ground.jpeg" alt="Gary Bonacker enjoys a fountain of champagne and Bob and a couple of other awesomely dressed buds in this photo taken by Bob Woodward." title="Gary Bonacker enjoys a fountain of champagne and Bob and a couple of other awesomely dressed buds in this photo taken by Bob Woodward. " width="500" height="648" /></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.bendsource.com/bend/ImageArchives?by=2124655" target="_blank">Bob Woodward</a></li>
<li>Gary Bonacker enjoys a fountain of champagne and Bob and a couple of other awesomely dressed buds in this photo taken by Bob Woodward.</li>
</ul>
</div>
<p><div class="blogImageCenter"><img src="https://media1.fdncms.com/bend/imager/now-thats-the-way-to-travel/u/original/2217338/1360373080-skiing_in_a_suit.jpeg" alt="Now thats the way to travel!" title="Now thats the way to travel!" width="500" height="622" /></p>
<ul>
<li>Submitted by Bob Mathews</li>
<li>Now that's the way to travel!</li>
</ul>
</div>
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