[ETC-Discussion] OR coast

[Thyce]

Dave:  Sure sounds like fun.  You sure picked a great time to ride
with respect to weather and tourists.  I have heard that there is a
head wind this time of year.  Did you have to deal with much of a head
wind?

Thyce

On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 11:56 PM, Dave Van Horn <Dave at vanhorn.com> wrote:
> Sorry about the blank posting, I meant to post an update during our ride but
> Al Gore's invention ate the content.
>
> Kelly and I biked the OR coast last week on our singles. We started in
> Astoria on Sunday and finished on Thursday in Crescent City, CA, the closest
> place to the OR/CA border where you can get a one-way rental car back north.
> The weather was fantastic and the views spectacular.  We followed the ODOT
> bike map, available at visitor's centers and online at
> http://tinyurl.com/yzhav2h
>
> Overall, the route is not nearly as bad as some have suggested. Although it
> is mostly on the shoulder of Hwy 101, the shoulder is generally pretty good.
> In 400 miles, there were only a few spots that were uncomfortable, on a few
> shoulderless bridges and in a few towns like Lincoln City, Newport and
> Florence. With populations of 7,000 to 9,000, these are "big cities" by the
> standards of the Oregon Coast, with "big city" traffic.  But the bridges do
> have walkable sidewalks and the ODOT map offers alternative routings through
> these towns, alternatives that have less traffic but steeper hills than the
> main road.
>
> The ODOT map says the route involves 16,000 feet of climbing.  On Hwy 101
> the climbs are generally long and steady but when the route deviates from
> 101 there are some much steeper grades. You'll want to bring your climbing
> gears, especially with touring loads.
>
> Dave VH
>
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