Like Ryan, I haven't done this tour by bicycle, but I have done it by
motorcycle many times. (So it's probably a LOT more climbing than I
recall!) I'd agree about the STP route. It's fine, but there are more
scenic, less traveled alternatives. Here's one rough idea, going via
FS25 on the east side of Mt. St. Helens, starting at Elliot Bay
Bicycles in Seattle and ending up at Clever Cycles in Portland:
<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=2116+Western+Avenue,+Seattle,+WA+98121-2110&daddr=128th+St+E+to:Orville+Rd+E+to:Alder+Cutoff+Rd+E+to:Nat+for+Dev+Rd+25+to:45.901477,-121.953049+to:908+Southeast+Hawthorne+Boulevard,+portland,+OR+97214+(Clever+Cycles)&hl=en&geocode=FY5-1gId3Ci1-CG5oXf6jfAU1ClrNH9qTRWQVDHChLVZ5OwBhQ%3BFTJMzwIdvs62-A%3BFUf4zAId-iy3-A%3BFXhqygIdsF-2-A%3BFZRIxAId9nO6-A%3B%3BFRh2tgIdi2iw-CGc6BMMEgyK2Slvi9FedQqVVDFa7IQIpOM7Nw&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=5&sz=11&via=1,2,3,4,5&dirflg=b&sll=45.989806,-122.045059&sspn=0.254756,0.606308&ie=UTF8&ll=46.709736,-122.178955&spn=4.022869,9.700928&z=7&lci=bike
>
Plenty of places to camp along this route. I'm sure the folks in
Portland will have better info for once you get closer to Portland. Be
sure and look me up once you get to Seattle if you need anything.
Rob in Seattle
On Jun 6, 2010, at 12:20 PM, rcnute wrote:
I haven't done such a tour, so I don't have a route for you--but I
have done STP a few times and suggest that you pick a different, more
scenic route.
Ryan
--
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.
