It is getting to that time of the year/season when I am tired of “riding” my bike on the indoor trainer. As I get more and more rides outside, and daylight savings approaches, returning to the garage for another trainer session becomes less and less appealing. Work really wore me down this week. I was…
Tag: rails to trails
Return to Deschutes River Trail
I last rode the Lower Deschutes River Trail with Dean back in October of 2016. I wanted to head back and check it out because of the huge wildfire out there this summer. Based on other pictures that I had seen online the old railroad cars and farmhouse were completely destroyed which is a HUGE…
Deschutes River Old Railbed Trail
After the Klickitat Trail ride a couple weeks ago, I was committed to riding the old railbed trail out of the Deschutes River State Park . I wanted to hit it up before the end of 2016. The weather here in the PDX area this October has been best described as crappy. I saw on…
Klickitat Trail
Generally when I hear about a rails to trails conversion, I think of all the experiences I have had. Trails like the Banks Vernonia Trail, Northern Rail Trail in NH, or maybe the Rockingham Recreational (AKA Massabesic) trail from Manchester to Newfields, NH. The Klickitat Trail was something I had read about awhile ago, but…