Portland to the Coast – Trask Trail
How does one get to the coast without it being a miserable ride along a highway? As it turns out there are a couple different routes, we chose the Trask Trail.
Biking the Bitterroot
The Bitterroot is a compilation of various rail trails making a 300 kilometer loop near the Bitterroot Mountains in Idaho. The route strings together the Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes, Northern Pacific Trail…
Fueling Up Between Pedal Strokes
As is true with day to day life, there are many ways to satisfy your caloric needs while on bike tour. Everyone is different but this is what works for us. I know…
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 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…