If you can make it work, the ride around Crater Lake is pretty neat... On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 11:46:59 AM UTC-5, Mark Reimer wrote: > > Hi friends, > > So I've mentioned in other posts that I plan to ride the Oregon Outback > this year, May 22-24. As luck would have it, I've managed to secure the > full week prior off from work, as well as a day or two after. So now I'm > looking to fly out to Portland on May 16th, and leave on the 26th. That's > lots of time for riding! > > My friends will be landing in Portland on May 20th and plan to take the > train to Klamath Falls on the 21st, which I'll accompany them on. We'll > ride the O.O., then ride from the finish back to Portland on the 25th and > fly home the next morning. > > So that leaves me with May 16th (afternoon) to the evening of May 20 to do > some touring. > > For those in Oregon, what would you suggest I ride with five days? > > For what it's worth, I would love to be able to...: > - See/camp by the ocean. I live in the dead centre of the continent. The > ocean is a real treat for me. > - Get at least a couple nice climbs in. Again, it's flat here. I'd like to > see some elevation (but not 'too' much hah, I'm a prairie boy) > - Spend as much time as possible off the major highways. I'll be on the > Atlantis with 2.1" tires and a light setup. Gravel, trails, fire roads, > whatever. I'm game for all of that. I'll have a GPS with me. > - I also love bridges and ferries. Always take the opportunity to ride a > ferry if you can. It just adds that 'certain something' to a trip in my > opinion. > > I've considered riding to Astoria and doing a Northern loop. Also thought > about taking the train South on the 16th, riding closer to Klamath and > meeting the guys there instead. It's all open to discussion. Thanks! >
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