Crossing Oregon in June
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Thanks. It looks like I should be good on the gas situation as long as I do some planning, I can go about 225 miles on a tankful.
I think the 26 to Sisters and then 126 to Florence is the way we traveled in 2007, and I remember it being a great route. But the route 20 to Newport looks interesting also.
IF I make it all the way to the coast I will figure out return trip.
I think the 26 to Sisters and then 126 to Florence is the way we traveled in 2007, and I remember it being a great route. But the route 20 to Newport looks interesting also.
IF I make it all the way to the coast I will figure out return trip.
Here's a little gem you might want to explore ,it follows the Alsea River to the coast,highway 34 off the 20.
It's one of many hidden gems in the coast range and one of my favorites.
It's less traveled and 2 lanes,lots of places to stop along the river.
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Thanks for this post! now I got a reason to ride up to the NW! What a great idea for a ride Y2K. And there is a place called "little Switzerland" what I had to look up and it is really amazing....
And you live near there? lucky!
Im sure the op won't mind as this question is for him as well....but what do you mean by less traveled?
is it a car every now and then type of less traveled? I image less 18 wheelers but more RVs? Looks amazing anyway
And you live near there? lucky!
Im sure the op won't mind as this question is for him as well....but what do you mean by less traveled?
is it a car every now and then type of less traveled? I image less 18 wheelers but more RVs? Looks amazing anyway
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Thanks for this post! now I got a reason to ride up to the NW! What a great idea for a ride Y2K. And there is a place called "little Switzerland" what I had to look up and it is really amazing....
And you live near there? lucky!
Im sure the op won't mind as this question is for him as well....but what do you mean by less traveled?
is it a car every now and then type of less traveled? I image less 18 wheelers but more RVs? Looks amazing anyway
And you live near there? lucky!
Im sure the op won't mind as this question is for him as well....but what do you mean by less traveled?
is it a car every now and then type of less traveled? I image less 18 wheelers but more RVs? Looks amazing anyway
I was born and raised in Oregon (1956) but live in the hills of SW Washington about an hour from Portland.
That puts me close enough for a nice day ride down the Oregon coast with the Alsea river highway as part of my return route.
Lots of great country to see here in the Pacific NW,this is the view from my home of Mt St Helens.
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Thanks, It looks like the dealer in Bend is still open. I will give them a call to see if they will service my 09 Ultra. I haven't run into an issue getting it serviced in the past, but from what I'm reading in these pages it's getting more common.
It does seem like a hell of a trip, cause both my bike and I have a lot of miles. It might be my last Cross country trip, and I would really like to see the Pacific one more time.
It does seem like a hell of a trip, cause both my bike and I have a lot of miles. It might be my last Cross country trip, and I would really like to see the Pacific one more time.
Pulled the pic from the web.
The rock wall wasn't there back in the early 70s when I was in high school,it was lovers lane on Friday and Saturday nights. lol
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I'm planning a possible ride to the Oregon coast, and could use a little guidance. I would like to spend a few days in Port Orford. My wife and I rode there twice in the past, but having trouble remembering how we got there. The last time was 2007, when we met some friends in John Day. We spent a few days riding in there, and it was a very nice area to ride. When we left John Day, we headed west and our friends wanted to take us over the Three Sisters, but it was about the 3rd week in June, and the pass wasn't open yet. I'm pretty sure we headed to Bend, and worked our way west to Florence where we headed south, and our friends went north. But I'm not sure how we did it.
So I'm thinking of heading to Ontario OR and taking route 20 over to Florence, but am wondering about getting through the Cascades in mid June.
Also both times we were there in the past, we got engine oil changed at Coos Bat Harley, but when I search for them, I don't see any web site for them. So I'm wondering if they are still there.
One more thing, a few years ago I was told that a lot of the small town gas stations we had seen on our previous trips, are no longer there.
Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated, Thanks.
So I'm thinking of heading to Ontario OR and taking route 20 over to Florence, but am wondering about getting through the Cascades in mid June.
Also both times we were there in the past, we got engine oil changed at Coos Bat Harley, but when I search for them, I don't see any web site for them. So I'm wondering if they are still there.
One more thing, a few years ago I was told that a lot of the small town gas stations we had seen on our previous trips, are no longer there.
Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated, Thanks.
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Good to know, thanks.
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If you do ride up that way , check out Port Orford. There is a cool fishing pier, where the the boats are lifted in and out of the water with cranes.
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Can't go wrong either way really,going into Newport gives you a little more riding the 101 along the ocean.
Here's a little gem you might want to explore ,it follows the Alsea River to the coast,highway 34 off the 20.
It's one of many hidden gems in the coast range and one of my favorites.
It's less traveled and 2 lanes,lots of places to stop along the river.
Here's a little gem you might want to explore ,it follows the Alsea River to the coast,highway 34 off the 20.
It's one of many hidden gems in the coast range and one of my favorites.
It's less traveled and 2 lanes,lots of places to stop along the river.
And the last time we were there we saw a really cool old gas station, with two artists living there. I think it was on 101 somewhere between Port Orford, and Coos Bay. Every surface outside was covered with paint, and the place was full of their art. Some of it was really crazy stuff. Pretty sure it was called the Imagination Gymnasium. Wished we could have gotten a small painting from them, but we had no room. I have tried doing searches for it, but never found anything.
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From: SW WA.
Again the old McKenzie highway is a great loop ride from Sisters and back to highway 126 but it's snowed in still in June.
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Oregon is awesome. I've ridden through a number of times in my travels south from BC. A couple to consider:
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- Crater Lake NP - Cool NP centered around a volcano cone lake. I think it's the deepest lake in N. America also.
- Newport - Cool coast town with beautiful Nye Beach. Awesome Beer scene there too if that's your scene. [it's mine]
- Coos Bay HD - they're no longer a HD dealership. They still work on HD, just the MoCo and them parted company.
- Bend - another great beer town. - Hey, I like beer!
- Danner Boot Factory - my preferred boot - made in Portland. [I hear Portland is in tough shape though].
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