Troops coming to Portland spawns "emergency" naked bike ride

• An exact date hasn't been announced, but "plans are being worked on," the group said.

Zoom in: The World Naked Bike Ride has a long history of harnessing nudity as protest.

• Their yearly escapades are billed as a protest against fossil fuels and Big Oil.

Between the lines: It's unclear exactly when troops will arrive in the Rose City, though roughly 200 National Guard soldiers had reported for training at the Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center in Warrenton, Sen. Jeff Merkley said Wednesday.

• That training — which includes crowd control tactics and use-of-force protocols — was expected to last between three and five days.

What we're watching: Troops could arrive in Portland as soon as this weekend, depending on the outcome of Friday's federal court hearing, in which the state is seeking a restraining order to block the deployment.