I finished up Washington with a few days of pedaling, a mixture of campsites that were more desirable and less, and made it to the great cycling state of Oregon. The bridge that stands before it, across the Columbia River, is over 3 miles long and quite freaky...
In Oregon, the state provides an impressive cycling map of the coast, a ton of state parks with hiker/biker sites for a mere $4, and a fair share of quality breweries, which all go together quite well. When it works out, like my first day in OR, you can have a lunch pint at one brewpub, an afternoon pint 20-30 miles later and make it to a state park campground by dark. A good day.
Just South of Cannon Beach are two huge hills and I had to wonder if this guy knew some shortcut. It looked like he was cruising pretty good.
Tillamook, OR is where I had the pleasure to meet up with Ross again. He chose wisely to take his week off on the Oregon coast versus the Washington bit. We had a good time with the cheese freaks before we headed south to meet up with Portland locals/ex-Duluth natives/expecting parents, Tomas and Angie.
The next big brewery experience was at the epic and amazing Rogue Brewery. We enjoyed this place as much as anyone could. The place has a great story, 40 of their beers on tap, and the friendliest barstaff we've come across.
I'll finish this off with a couple pics from today. A slow start with a flat for Ross, and another day with our Scottish cyclist friend Andy with our eyes set on the California border sometime tomorrow afternoon.
In Oregon, the state provides an impressive cycling map of the coast, a ton of state parks with hiker/biker sites for a mere $4, and a fair share of quality breweries, which all go together quite well. When it works out, like my first day in OR, you can have a lunch pint at one brewpub, an afternoon pint 20-30 miles later and make it to a state park campground by dark. A good day.
Just South of Cannon Beach are two huge hills and I had to wonder if this guy knew some shortcut. It looked like he was cruising pretty good.
Tillamook, OR is where I had the pleasure to meet up with Ross again. He chose wisely to take his week off on the Oregon coast versus the Washington bit. We had a good time with the cheese freaks before we headed south to meet up with Portland locals/ex-Duluth natives/expecting parents, Tomas and Angie.
The next big brewery experience was at the epic and amazing Rogue Brewery. We enjoyed this place as much as anyone could. The place has a great story, 40 of their beers on tap, and the friendliest barstaff we've come across.
I'll finish this off with a couple pics from today. A slow start with a flat for Ross, and another day with our Scottish cyclist friend Andy with our eyes set on the California border sometime tomorrow afternoon.
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