If it were me, I'd stick to the south (Oregon) side the whole way to Deschutes River. SR 14 is fairly busy, just two lanes with minimal shoulders in places, and also feature a series of tunnels. Right now you can avoid riding on I-84 from Troutdale to Hood River for all but about 15 miles between Cascade Locks and Hood River. (They just completed a section of the Historic Columbia River Hwy trail right around Bonneville, and the state and other agencies seem to really be serious about completing the missing link of trail in a shortish amount of time.)
Staying on SR-14 also means missing out on one of the best sections of the old Historic Columbia River Hwy: between Hood River and The Dalles. The Rowena Curves are pretty awesome, and you don't want to miss the chance that the ex-mayor of Mosier taking a pic of you in front of the Mosier Totems. -Shawn On Tuesday, June 3, 2014 3:28:36 PM UTC-7, Jim Bronson wrote: > > https://goo.gl/maps/NeMmX > > Parallel roads on the south side of I-84 west of Bridge of the Gods. Ride > WA-14 though the narrowest parts of the Gorge, much nicer. > > > On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 12:05 PM, Jim Bronson <jim.b...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Well, Jan Heine rode from the end back to Seattle per his blog. However, >> after 360+ miles of gravel and dirt, I'm not sure that would be my first >> choice. >> >> If I lived in Portland, I'd just see if I could get someone to retrieve >> me via car as Interstate 84 is right by Deschutes State Park. >> >> Riding to Portland would be an option, the wind does not always howl >> through the gorge, and it doesn't always blow west to east either. But if >> you caught it on a bad day it wouldn't be pleasant. >> >> Taking a route through the mountains would be an alternative if it was >> windy. I would not want to take US26, but I know people do use bikes on >> that route sometimes. It looks like there are quite a lot of National >> Fores (NF) roads and other back roads looking at Google Maps, but I would >> want local maps before deciding on a route. >> >> I'm sure there's some Portlanders who have some cycling routes through >> the mountains that avoid heavily traveled roads - Lolo Pass Road/NF-18 >> skirting the north and west flanks of Mt. Hood looks interesting. >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 11:44 AM, Anne Paulson <anne.p...@gmail.com >> <javascript:>> wrote: >> >>> The riders got to Klamath Falls via Amtrak. How did they get back from >>> the Deschutes? For me, I'd be taking the train both ways, so as relaxing as >>> the train is (very), it's going to be just as relaxing in the other >>> direction. OTOH, if I was taking the train to or from the Deschutes, the >>> nearest station would be Portland. If I remember correctly, the ferocious >>> wind blows up the Gorge, so starting from Portland, riding to the start of >>> the Oregon Outback and then riding the route south would make more sense to >>> me. >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 9:27 AM, Jim Bronson <jim.b...@gmail.com >>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>> >>>> "After much consideration, we opted to ride the route South to North >>>> for two reasons: 1) get the train and boxing up the bikes out the way >>>> first; and 2) 4k net elevation loss from K-Falls to the Deschutes. I’d >>>> definitely do it this way again. The elevation loss wasn’t a big deal, >>>> but >>>> I loved relaxing on the train, pouring over maps, drinking beers and >>>> getting psyched to ride. Riding the train at the end would mean being >>>> dirty, smelly, tired and just-wanting-to-get-home." >>>> >>>> http://velodirt.com/the-oregon-outback/ >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 11:10 AM, Eric <ericwo...@gmail.com >>>> <javascript:>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Why was the route ridden South to North? >>>>> >>>>> With the winds, wouldn't it be better to ride from North to South? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Monday, June 2, 2014 11:09:55 PM UTC-5, Antonioni Vicente wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Any Rivsters out there ever ridden this route? >>>>>> >>>>>> Tons of stuff on Velodirt.com but as usual- seeking the Riv School's >>>>>> input. >>>>>> >>>>>> An Atlantis and a '93 XO-3 soon to tackle it... >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks y'all. >>>>>> >>>>>> -ant >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >>>>> <javascript:>. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Keep the metal side up and the rubber side down! >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >>>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >>>> <javascript:>. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> -- Anne Paulson >>> >>> It isn't a contest. 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