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
Category: Twisties
Road has choice twisty bits, or sharp corners that may catch you out.
Oregon State Route 82 (Enterprise – Imbler)
Route 82 is one of the roads coming out of the Enterprise/Joseph area. The roads begins as a somewhat dull, bucolic highway rolling through a river valley in between some pretty sizeable hills. Mostly dead-straight sections punctuated by the occasional gentle curve, it will should be a stress to nobody’s riding skills. But once you’re… Continue reading Oregon State Route 82 (Enterprise – Imbler)
Washington State Route 129 / Oregon State Route 3
Most of the road that you see below is only marginally a “motorcycle road”. In the summer, it’s hot and straight and not generally much fun throughout its length. Most riders could take it or leave and grudgingly acknowledge that it’s better than slogging up Interstate 5. But I also said “most of the road”.… Continue reading Washington State Route 129 / Oregon State Route 3
Oregon State Route 216 in Deschutes River Valley
This road is a fun little stretch of highway that zips across the Deschutes River Valley (via Tygh Valley) south of Tygh Ridge. The road intersects with US 197 about 7-8 miles north of Maupin’s sweet twisties and heads back to the Deschutes River and its own set of twisties. There’s fuel and food in… Continue reading Oregon State Route 216 in Deschutes River Valley
Idaho State Route 97
I did this road in July 2008. While not exactly a stellar summer by even Puget Sounds standards, Northern Idaho seems to have been blessed with much nicer weather. No trace of rain to speak of while I was there, even though Seattle was getting a mid-July drenching. Halfway through this ride, I dubbed it… Continue reading Idaho State Route 97