[RBW] Re: Request for Advice: Portland to Mount Vernon via Astoria, Olympic Peninsula, and Whidbey Island

2013-08-26 Thread Lynne Fitz
Sorry, forgot the link.  
http://www.orrandonneurs.org/rba/2012/Olney-Gothic_Logger/Olney-Gothic_Logger_info.html
  
No turn by turn, and I'd recommend going over by some route OTHER than 
Newberry (steep two miles), but by the time you are to Olney, just keep 
going to Astoria.

On Saturday, August 24, 2013 2:12:11 PM UTC-7, Lynne Fitz wrote:
>
> Portland to Astoria is pretty easy.  
> This perm has the roads hooked together to get to Birkenfeld; you just 
> keep going on Hwy 202, and you will be in Astoria.
> reverse mi 64.2 to Skyline.  Coming out of PDX, I'd recommend going up 
> through Washington Park on SW Kingston, turning R on SW Knights Blvd, L on 
> SW Fairview, L on Burnside, bear R onto Skyline.  Or you can go W on Hwy 30 
> to Scappoose, and then take Scappoose-Vernonia over the hill to Hwy 202, 
> turn R.
>
> Cross the bridge, head to Raymond, keep going, and head for Aberdeen.  Hwy 
> 101 north on the Olympic Peninsula isn't all that crowded; SIR has many 
> brevet routes there.  Detour to La Push to check out the sea stacks.  Lake 
> Crescent is amazingly gorgeous.  Keep following around and you will get to 
> Port Townsend.  Get onto the Old Olympic Hwy as often as you can; Hwy 101 
> gets to be much less fun.  Hwy 104 to Pt Townsend is, um, seriously lumpy.
>
> have a great ride!
>
> Cheers,
> Lynne F
>
> On Tuesday, August 20, 2013 11:21:44 PM UTC-7, Christopher Chen wrote:
>>
>> I'm looking to spend two weeks doing nothing but riding.
>>
>> I was looking to fashion a route from
>>
>> Portland to
>> Astoria to
>> Aberdeen to
>> Port Angeles via the west side of the Olympic National Forest, camping 
>> once or twice then
>> Port Townsend to
>> Whidbey Island via ferry, then around the islands for a few days before 
>> crossing to
>> Mount Vernon, where I can catch an Amtrak back home.
>>
>> Any tips? Any things to avoid? I'm hoping to do this in mid September.
>>
>> cc
>>
>> -- 
>> "I want the kind of six pack you can't drink." -- Micah 
>>
>

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[RBW] Re: Request for Advice: Portland to Mount Vernon via Astoria, Olympic Peninsula, and Whidbey Island

2013-08-24 Thread Lynne Fitz
Portland to Astoria is pretty easy.  
This perm has the roads hooked together to get to Birkenfeld; you just keep 
going on Hwy 202, and you will be in Astoria.
reverse mi 64.2 to Skyline.  Coming out of PDX, I'd recommend going up 
through Washington Park on SW Kingston, turning R on SW Knights Blvd, L on 
SW Fairview, L on Burnside, bear R onto Skyline.  Or you can go W on Hwy 30 
to Scappoose, and then take Scappoose-Vernonia over the hill to Hwy 202, 
turn R.

Cross the bridge, head to Raymond, keep going, and head for Aberdeen.  Hwy 
101 north on the Olympic Peninsula isn't all that crowded; SIR has many 
brevet routes there.  Detour to La Push to check out the sea stacks.  Lake 
Crescent is amazingly gorgeous.  Keep following around and you will get to 
Port Townsend.  Get onto the Old Olympic Hwy as often as you can; Hwy 101 
gets to be much less fun.  Hwy 104 to Pt Townsend is, um, seriously lumpy.

have a great ride!

Cheers,
Lynne F

On Tuesday, August 20, 2013 11:21:44 PM UTC-7, Christopher Chen wrote:
>
> I'm looking to spend two weeks doing nothing but riding.
>
> I was looking to fashion a route from
>
> Portland to
> Astoria to
> Aberdeen to
> Port Angeles via the west side of the Olympic National Forest, camping 
> once or twice then
> Port Townsend to
> Whidbey Island via ferry, then around the islands for a few days before 
> crossing to
> Mount Vernon, where I can catch an Amtrak back home.
>
> Any tips? Any things to avoid? I'm hoping to do this in mid September.
>
> cc
>
> -- 
> "I want the kind of six pack you can't drink." -- Micah 
>

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