The just former college student AND friends who live in Corvallis assure me that Amtrak does not stop in Corvallis.
On Aug 17, 10:56 am, RoadieRyan <rya...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Anne > > Its probably my Oregon State Univ bias (go Beavs) but if you scroll a > little North of the route Wally supplie, you will see the Alesa Hwy > (34) which runs from the lovely college town of Corvallis to Waldport > ( a bit North of Florence) It has been a "few" years since I have > been on that road but I recall the traffic volume being realively > light, the scenery gorgeous and the road twisty, windy and fun. Here > is a link to a MapMyRide route that includes Corvallis to Waldport via > the Alesa > > http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/or/corvallis/107998241297 > > Whichever way you go Enjoy either way will be gorgeous. Corvallis is > 36 miles No. of Eugene and also has a train depot ;-) > > On Aug 17, 7:28 am, Wally Werner <wwer...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hello Anne! > > > Definitely don't take 126 - there is a very nice, low traffic, high > > scenery alternative that goes just to the north of 126. Adventure > > Cycling uses this alternate, which is Oregon 36. Here is the > > route:http://tinyurl.com/qs2ojx (this is a link to a map in Google Maps). > > > Basically you get yourself through Eugene any way you can. I've routed > > you through downtown, starting at the Amtrak station. Once you hit > > Clear Lake Road, you're on the ACA route. > > > You'll find a small store on the eastern side of Low Pass, another in > > either Deadwood or Swisshome (I can't remember which), and a big store > > and restaurant in Mapleton. There is also a nice campground in > > Mapleton, and Florence has all services. > > > There is one climb, going up to Low Pass. Once you get over the top of > > that, you essentially have a downhill ride to Mapleton, and from there > > it is 18 flat miles to Florence and the coast. > > > Enjoy your ride! > > > Best, > > Wally > > > On Aug 16, 8:27 pm, Anne Paulson <anne.paul...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > A few years ago, I took Amtrak to Eugene with my toddler son. We rode over > > > to the coast and biked back to California. Now that little toddler has > > > turned into a college freshman andI need something to keep my mind off > > > missing him. So, back to Eugene to ride down to California. > > > > The last time, I took the main highway, 126, to the coast. But now that I > > > don't have to haul a little kid (and his toy trucks) in a trailer, I can > > > look for a hillier, less trafficked route. On another list, someone > > > recommended a diagonal route through the mountains from Eugene to Gardiner > > > by way of Oxbow Summit and the Smith River. Sounds good, but he couldn't > > > give me details. Any Eugene locals know that route? Could you describe it? > > > Is it paved? > > > > -- > > > -- Anne Paulson > > > > My hovercraft is full of eels- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
