View Full Version : Oregon and Washington - quick summary


JAishima
07-13-2004, 01:03 PM
I'm still organizing everything from the trip, but here are a few quick pictures to whet your appetite. (Hopefully this works right)

I did the following rides:
A quick trip around Ashland, Jacksonville, and Medford, in southern Oregon
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Rode around Crater Lake from the Visitor's Center just inside the toll entrance (met fellow RBRer GFocker on this ride)
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Most of the Three Capes Scenic Loop ride along the northern Oregon coast, starting in Tillamook (didn't hike down to see Cape Lookout, skipped Cape Kiwanda after the second flat tire in 2 days)
<img src="http://forums.roadbikereview.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=6329&stc=1"> Finally, Mount St. Helens. Unfortunately, it was cloudy on the mountain. Rode from Toutle to Johnson Ridge and back.
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TypeOne
07-15-2004, 03:19 PM
Wow, great pictures on what looks like a great ride.
How was the Crater Lake portion? I haven't been there for years & years and I thought I would like to return by bike some summer. As I recall, the surrounding landscape is pretty barren but the lake itself is incredible.

JAishima
07-16-2004, 09:02 AM
Wow, great pictures on what looks like a great ride.
How was the Crater Lake portion? I haven't been there for years & years and I thought I would like to return by bike some summer. As I recall, the surrounding landscape is pretty barren but the lake itself is incredible.

Crater Lake was really beautiful. Snow on the side of the road in many places, up to 6 feet high in some places! There are definitely some places where some rocks cover the ground down the hill from the road, but in other places, there are trees around. I should have taken more pictures there, but from the Rim Road, many of the other mountains in the area were visible.

More to come soon (probably in Ride Reports)...

GFocker
07-16-2004, 12:43 PM
Again, it was nice riding with you and I'm glad you had a good trip. Great pictures! Looking forward to seeing more of them.