Bigger adventures needing more than a weekend away from Portland
View Eastern OR: Day 2 in a larger map Start: Clear Lake, Mt Hood National Forest End: Smith Rock State Park Miles Biked: 78 Money?: $5 for camping I was on a mission today: make it to Smith Rock with enough time to go hiking. Even though I’d been twice …
View Eastern OR: Day 1 in a larger map Start: My house, Portland End: Clear Lake, Mt Hood National Forest Miles Biked: 66 Today did not start auspiciously. Since I’d been working a lot, and since I didn’t have super far to bike today, I’d decided to have a nice …
Early this morning, a few hardcore people around Portland and who knows where else were rolling out of bed bleary-eyed and probably sleep-deprived for a 6am ride start in Wilsonville. For the next many hours, they’ll be biking down the Willamette Valley and seeing, according to the ride description, a …
After another delicious breakfast at the Rose Rive Inn Bed and Breakfast (as well as a stop for a treat from Blue Scorcher Bakery Cafe:), I hit the road again, aiming down the coast. It seems like Oregon has put a fair amount of effort into its “Oregon Coast Bike …
