Empowering The Bicycle Traveler

Oregon

Mt.Hood or Bust: Part 3

Saturday August 6th: Mitchell to Prineville and Prineville to Crooked River This was the day I had most been looking forward to. I had been dreaming about riding my bike to one of my favorite fishing spots for nearly the past 2 months. The day would not be without obstacles however. Long before I arrived Read More

Mt.Hood or Bust: Part 2

Thursday August 4th: Prairie City to Dayville The ride to Dayville was easy enough, a “flat” road and very little wind allowed me to easily make the 44 miles in just under 4 hours. I had pretty big expectations for Dayville, The Bike Hermit had gone through these parts in April and loved it. By Read More

Mt.Hood or Bust: Part 1

A year ago, I began planning a bike trip. I planned to ride from Great Falls Montana to Bozeman Montana, but plans don’t always go as expected, “you’ll have this” as The Bike Hermit would say. So instead, on August 3rd, I found myself, on my bike, riding across Oregon towards the unincorporated community of Read More

Crazy Guy on a Bike

Here's a tip; go to Neil Gunton's crazyguyonabike.com, "a free, independent website for hosting bicycle touring journals, forums and resources", and read everything you could possibly want to know about bike touring. Our most recent journal is this one about riding the Old West Scenic Bikeway. I suppose everyone who enjoys reading these journals has Read More

Owyhee Uplands Backcountry Byway

A picture says 1000 words. Here's a bunch of words. It would be impossible to describe this trip otherwise. Thanks to all the participants and to the photographers and videographers. The Great Owyhee Uplands Bicycle Tour from Tad Jones on Vimeo. More information on the BLM site Read More