best way to cross Oregon' Cascades
I should be doing income taxes but this is more fun. Frustrating at times but anticipation is high. We will be driving from our home crossing from Whidbey Island to the Olympic Peninsula then down inl...
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Five years ago I did a big loop around Oregon in late May.
We drove to the SE corner of Washington (I90, US26, US12). Then to Joseph OR (some nice twisty roads in this area). Poked around the west side of Hells Canyon to Halfway, then south along the river to Ontario. Then through Succor Ck and Leslie Gulch (gravel) to Jordan Valley in the SE corner of OR.
Then west past Steens Mtn (around actually), Harts Mtn, Plush, Paisley, Summer Lake to LaPine. Then SE past Diamond Lake to Medford, and to the coast (with backroads travel around Applegate Res. and Bear Camp Rd).
The trip back north was via Cape Blanco, Bandon, Roseburg, back across the Cascades to Oak Ridge, Camp Sherman and eventually Hood River. North through Washington on the east side of St Helens.
Toward the end it was warm enough that I intentionally chose camping spots either on the coast or in the mountains.
We drove to the SE corner of Washington (I90, US26, US12). Then to Joseph OR (some nice twisty roads in this area). Poked around the west side of Hells Canyon to Halfway, then south along the river to Ontario. Then through Succor Ck and Leslie Gulch (gravel) to Jordan Valley in the SE corner of OR.
Then west past Steens Mtn (around actually), Harts Mtn, Plush, Paisley, Summer Lake to LaPine. Then SE past Diamond Lake to Medford, and to the coast (with backroads travel around Applegate Res. and Bear Camp Rd).
The trip back north was via Cape Blanco, Bandon, Roseburg, back across the Cascades to Oak Ridge, Camp Sherman and eventually Hood River. North through Washington on the east side of St Helens.
Toward the end it was warm enough that I intentionally chose camping spots either on the coast or in the mountains.
