This road starts on the south edge of Ukiah and gently wends it way uphill into the heart of the Blue Mountains. Once you’re about 15 minutes in, you’ll start to see signs for various OHV riding and snowmobile areas, and shortly afterwards the road starts to get interesting with much tighter and more frequent… Continue reading Umatilla Forest Service Road 52 ‘Soap Hill Road’
Category: Eastern Oregon
Eastern & Central Oregon ‘Dryside’
Oregon State Route 402 ‘Kimberly-Long Creek Highway’
Back in 2007, I wrote the following and I think that it bears some further discussion: Long known by its name, the newly minted Oregon State Route 402, is considered by some Portland sport-riders to be a destination road in its own right. It’s a mere 35 miles long and links the towns of Kimberly… Continue reading Oregon State Route 402 ‘Kimberly-Long Creek Highway’
Rowena Crest (US Route 30)
Out on the east end of the Historic Columbia River Highway, is one of the best side-roads in the Columbia River Gorge. A twisty little bit of narrow two-lane weighing in at just under 15 miles, this highway climbs up and down the side of Rowena Crest with a trio of 3 seperate sets of… Continue reading Rowena Crest (US Route 30)
Old US 30 @ Emigrant Hill
Coming up out of LaGrande at Exit 248, you can still experience part of the Old US 30 highway before Interstate 84 was gouged out of the rocks of the Blue Mountains. The hills up here are very dry and rugged. The east end of the roadway comes up off the Interstate at 3400′ and… Continue reading Old US 30 @ Emigrant Hill
Dufur Valley Road to Mt. Hood FS44
Up on the high plains of north-central Oregon, it seems sometimes that all roads lead to Mt. Hood. No matter where you turn your front wheel, if you’re not heading due east, that road will eventually take you towards Hood. No surprise there, frankly. Even from 75 miles away, if you have an unobstructed view… Continue reading Dufur Valley Road to Mt. Hood FS44