This little stretch of road is a welcome break if you’re droning along I-84. I’ve seen it mentioned in a number of different motorcycle forums as an alternative route to whatever other road they had originally planned to do. Obvious from the responses of other motorcyclists, it’s not perceived as a destination road in its… Continue reading Old Pendleton River Road
Category: Eastern Oregon
Eastern & Central Oregon ‘Dryside’
US Route 197 (Central Oregon – The Dalles)
US Route 197 is a rather odd high desert highway. When you’re on this highway riding up on top of the bluffs, it’s quite dull. Seriously, it’s flat, dead-straight, and boring as all get out. Then you get to the edge of the bluff and there’s a suddenly a sign telling you about a hairpin… Continue reading US Route 197 (Central Oregon – The Dalles)
Oregon State Route 244
This is a shining example of Oregon’s fine sweeper roads. Another riverine highway, it connects US 395 with I-84 within 10 miles of connections to Old Emigrant Trail Road on one side and Oregon Route 82 (and Halfway, OR) on the other. From west to east, it leaves Ukiah and at first follows Camas Creek… Continue reading Oregon State Route 244
Oregon State Route 203 “Medical Springs Highway”
While not a destination road in its own right, this is another road that presents a refreshing alternative from slabbing down I-84 wearing the middle of your tires out. The interesting part starts south of Union where 203 heads southeast around the outside of the hills at the edge of the Powder River valley. The… Continue reading Oregon State Route 203 “Medical Springs Highway”
Oregon State Route 7
Oregon Route 7 runs across the section of Eastern Oregon where three big National Forests meet, starting in Austin Junction along US 26 and ending in Baker City near where US30 and I-84 rejoin. The western section of this road runs up into and through the Blue Mountains. Near Sumpter, it enters the Powder River… Continue reading Oregon State Route 7