Oregon question
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slhanks4 (02-08-2017)
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I've ridden in OR before, I know all about the gas station attendants. I was just asking which is the best route to The Dalles, starting from I-5 in NorCal. Time is a factor, so the coast is out, but I have ridden the Oregon coast in the past. I need to get from Phoenix to The Dalles in 3 days, max.
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I am leaving this Friday, here's my plan. I have a buddy joining me from the East coast, so we'll be leaving the Phoenix area on I-10 and riding west to Bakersfield. Saturday morning, another buddy from LA is going to meet us in Bakersfield and we'll ride to Redding CA. The next morning we'll leave Redding and ride to The Dalles via I-5 to 97. We'll be meeting up with more friends in The Dalles for a few days of riding the area, then go our separate ways. I will take I-84 to Boise and stay the night. Then I am riding to Salt Lake City (my old hometown) to see friends for a couple of days, then it's down I-15 to Vegas and then back to Phoenix.
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I just returned from this trip on Tuesday (3 days ago) it was extremely hot in Redding on Saturday June 17th. Riding from Bakersfield to Redding on 99/5 wasn't too unpleasant until we got close to Sacramento. There it was ~105° and very humid, leaving Sacto on the 5 we had some pretty serious wind pushing us around along with the heat. When we arrived in Redding it was 109°. It was a cruel trick to be riding in heat like that and be able to see snow-covered Mt Shasta in the distance.