Gino- Thanks for this detailed response. Chloe and me are considering this exact tour, actually we are reconsidering our initial plan for PDX 'front door' to Cannon Beach... and looking at 'adding' a lil' more mileage to it by going PDX Front Door to Cannon Beach --> to San Fran and Rivendell HQ for our long-planned/often canceled visit.
Ordered the AC Pacific Coast maps 3 days back, now ordering the Krebs maps as well. Slide Shows were great for wetting our jones! Thanks again- -Scott On May 9, 11:32 am, Gino Zahnd <[email protected]> wrote: > Jason - > > Current road conditions would be useless right now given that it's > May, and you're going in July. :-) > > Use Krebs maps, and AC maps. They're both good for different reasons. > Krebs are the best, though. The Pacific Coast book is ok. > > Here are pics of my tour on that route, on my > Saluki:http://www.flickr.com/photos/gzahnd/collections/72157606892342672/ > > North of Arcata, use the Hammond Trail. Ask if you can't find > it:http://www.flickr.com/photos/gzahnd/2735946381/in/set-72157606560978936/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gzahnd/2735929537/in/set-72157606560978936/ > > Regarding Anne's advice, the Lost Coast detour is amazingly beautiful, > and it's also some of the hardest/hilliest riding you'll ever do. It > is epic. It adds an entire day to the route; it's that hilly. And with > loaded bikes, it goes by beautifully, painfully, and slowly. > > When you're near Benbow, camp there. In July it'll be hot, and the Eel > River will provide heaven at the end of that > day.http://www.flickr.com/photos/gzahnd/2744653044/in/set-72157606613356425/ > > Eat as many berries as you can. They're amazing, and everywhere! There > are tons of breweries along the route. For what that's worth. Our tour > was actually a tour of the coastal breweries... > > Good luck, and have fun on that tour. It's some of the prettiest > riding anywhere on the planet! > > Franklyn - don't ride south to north. You'll be miserable from the > howling wind, and you'll be on the wrong side of the road for the good > views. :-) > > -gino > > > > On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 3:18 PM, J L <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey all, > > > My friend and I are going to do a short camping/hostel tour from Portland > > Oregon to Santa Cruz CA this July. He will be on his Atlantis, and me on my > > Saluki. > > > We plan to ride the well traveled pacific coast route. Does anyone have any > > tips about places to stop, current road conditions, or the like, that could > > be passed our way? > > > Thanks- > > Jason > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
