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 …
The weather this fall on the Oregon coast is amazing! We took advantage of another nice day and rode a gravel loop out on the edge of Clatsop County. Starting from the fish hatchery in North Fork Nehalem Park, we crossed the highway and started the climb. I love all these gravel logging roads along …
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 …
Nehalem, Oregon is another small community up the coast from Rockaway Beach. This little corner is on the gorgeous Nehalem River. The river is 118 miles long with the headwaters way up in Tillamook forest and ending at the Pacific Ocean. There is a great gravel ride along the Nehalem River that goes forever. On …
On a beautiful sunny late summer day we did a gravel ride out and back on Kilchis Forest Road on the way to Tillamook. This gravel road goes forever and opens up the possibility of some big loops but for now we just did an out and back. The Kilchis River was named for the …
Our last trip out to the Redwood Coast was another gem. We rode a challenging gravel loop that included Lost Man Creek Trail in the Redwood National Forest. Lost Man Creek Trail is an old logging road that is closed to cars which makes it particularly appealing as a gravel route. We incorporated it into …
Lacks Creek Recreation Area is nestled in the coastal range of Northern California about 15 miles from the Pacific Ocean. We didn’t have much info about it but we took a chance. This area offers a wide array of outdoor opportunities including mountain biking. It was hot where we were and this area brought a …
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. …
Today’s ride just outside Big Flat, CA was remote and beautiful, but pretty toasty. We road a mostly gravel loop through forest roads and then up Corral Bottom from the Hyampon Side. We road mountain bikes for this because we had no idea what the condition of the gravel roads would be. The temps have …
The terrain along the Trinity River in Northern California is very hilly. Very. There is room for a river, a road, a couple houses and then the canyon walls rising steeply. We cheated and drove a few miles to get further up the winding Corral Bottom Road for a ride. This ride was mostly paved, …