A Taste of the Wachau Valley, Austria
Amidst an adventure of itself, I wanted to write a quick post about our recent ride in the Wachau Valley, Austria. Andrew and I recently embarked on a river cruise down the Danube…
Eastern Oregon – Final Thoughts
Well we did it. Andrew and I rode 25 days around mostly North Eastern Oregon. We didn't go quite as far as we had originally set our sites, but it was overall a…
Eastern Oregon – Day 22-25; The Willamette Valley. Springfield to Portland (Home)
After being out in the rain so long yesterday, we decided to book a hotel and avoid it today.... read more about days 22-25 (Link to Day 1 included in this post)
Eastern Oregon – Day 19-21; Crossing the Cascades. Cold Springs Campground, Sisters to Armitage Campground, Eugene
Did you notice we went from cold springs to hot springs today? It's like we planned it that way. Tackling the McKenzie Pass. Day 19-21
Eastern Oregon – Day 17-18; Last of the Wild West. Mitchell to Cold Spring Campground, Sisters
Our original plan had been to take the Central Oregon Backcountry Explorer/ Ochoco Overlander gravel route back to Prineville, but we decided to stick to the roads instead (so the Transamerica route). The…
Eastern Oregon – Day 14-16; Central Oregon Scenic Bikeways. Camp Creek Campground to Mitchell
Just like we promised ourselves, we got up early to beat the heat. What we were not anticipating by leaving at 6am is riding in the super cold. Day 14-16.
Eastern Oregon – Day 11-13; Returning West. Baker City to Lower Camp Creek
Today was filled with uncertainty. We had left our bikes at Trailhead, the local bike shop, overnight not knowing if they could fix Andrews broken spoke.
Eastern Oregon – Day 8-10; A Taste of the TransAmerica. Mitchell to Baker City.
We awoke to cowbells and cheering. The first Transamerica racer was passing through Mitchell around 6:20am 4 hours earlier than the first riders normally get to Mitchell in previous years apparently. The adventure…
Eastern Oregon – Day 4-7; Gravel Grind. Deschutes Recreation Area to Mitchell
We awoke to a field full of baby geese. It was adorable. There were also those awkward teenage geese as well. Time to tackle some gravel roads.
Eastern Oregon – Day 1-3; Rolling Along the Columbia. Portland to Deschutes River State Recreation Area
You know even as we left the city all geared up it never quite felt like we were heading off for a month long adventure on our own. Maybe it'll sink in after…
