Part 2 – The Oregon Outback – Never Underestimate a Good Sidequest
Part two of our Oregon Outback Adventure. From Fort Rock to Skookum Rock with a detour to see Steins Pillar - a tall skinny rock. Rocks Rock!
Part 1 – The Oregon Outback, It’s Out There
We started our adventure on the Oregon Outback. As expected it started off hard and hot but very scenic.
Oregon Outback – Let’s Do It for Real This Time
We rode a section of it back in 2023, but this year we're planning to tackle the Oregon Outback. It's a 360+ mile gravel route that traverses almost the entire state of Oregon…
Launching Up Larch Mountain
I finally summitted Larch Mountain! A ride of firsts, this was also my first time bikepacking sans Andrew. But not alone, a great ride with great friends.
Roaming the Columbia Hills
Our friends invited us on a three day bikepacking trip on the eastern end of the Gorge. It followed the Klickitat Trail and various gravel roads.
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.
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.
