The Oregon coast has a prolific network of logging roads. A lot of them are timber company owned and gated, however they are open to cyclists and people on foot. Perfect! We did some exploring and patched together a great loop through the back neighborhood roads of Rockaway Beach and then up into the mountains …
Bayocean was a planned coastal resort town on the Tillamook Bay sand spit in Oregon, famously known as the “Atlantic City of the West.” It completely vanished into the Pacific Ocean due to man-made erosion. 19-year-old Thomas Irving Potter was vacationing at Tillamook Bay. The story goes that he shot a goose while target practicing …
There are a lot of little communities along this section of coast and we’re visiting them all! Manzanita, Oregon is a little resort town just north of Rockaway Beach. At least two of Oregon’s historical shipwrecks occurred off the Manzanita coast: the Glenesslin in 1913, and the Santo Cristo de Burgos (disappeared 1693) which has …
We’ve been getting around to all the touristy spots to check out the small communities along the coast by Rockaway Beach. This is a perfect time of year with less visitors and great weather. On the way back from a ride one day we stopped at the Port of Garibaldi. Garibaldi history extends far beyond …
Rockaway Beach, Oregon is a small city on the northern coast of Oregon. We are about two blocks from the beach and we sure take advantage of that. I’ve been to the beach everyday and lots of days I go multiple times! I can walk to the library (I already have a card, have checked …
We are spending our summer around a lot of water. Rivers, lakes, and the ocean are all close by and we’re taking full advantage of everything the area has to offer. The other day we went to Trinidad, CA and did what I call a mixed surface ride. Part road, part gravel but all beautiful. …
A few weeks ago we came across a couple that told us about Trinidad, CA and said we should visit there. So we did! Trinidad is a tiny, historic seaside village that sits on a bluff where massive coastal redwoods meet the rugged Pacific ocean. Trinidad used to be home to indigenous people called Yurok. …
Previously we visited Port Townsend and Fort Worden and the other day we went to Fort Flagler. Fort Flager is on Marrowstone Island and we drove there to start our ride. Marrowstone Island’s name comes from Marrowstone Point, bestowed upon the northernmost tip of the island by British explorer George Vancouver in 1792. Vancouver apparently …
Salt Creek Recreation Area began life as a harbor defense military base named Camp Hayden, built between 1942 and 1945. Remnants of Camp Hayden remain throughout the park and we passed several. Camp Hayden consists of two large concrete bunkers, and several smaller structures. Our Striped Peak loop had a couple out and back legs and …
The Strait of Juan de Fuca is huge at 96 miles long. Dungeness Spit is a sand spit jutting out approximately 5 miles from the northern edge of the Olympic Peninsula into the strait. It is the longest natural sand spit in the United States and is growing in length by about 15 feet per year. The spit grows …