Route Update: We can’t say enough about our amazing riders and their thoughtful comments as we made route changes yesterday due to the Dry Gulch wildfire. Thankfully the fire conditions are improved due to last night’s rain and the firefighter’s efforts, and the fire is now 20% contained. With 300 firefighters and support crew are still in the Halfway area, and smoke returning to the area, we are unable to continue in that direction.
We know some of you are disappointed, and we are too, but we thank you for your understanding and support. Tomorrow we ride to back to Farewell Bend, seeing things from a different perspective. Thursday finds us riding back to Baker City, then we’re off to La Grande Friday, which includes sections of the Grand Tour Scenic Bikeway. Day seven, Saturday, is along our original planned route from La Grande to Baker City.
Once again, we thank all of you for your support – riders, community members, volunteers, vendors, staff and all other agencies.
Please @mention anyone who may want to see this update in the comments below. We’re excited to pick it up tomorrow to ride in great places with great people.
When Cycle Oregon rolls through town with thousands of people, bikes and everything that goes with it, the casual observer may just see the organized commotion of the bike event. But look a little closer and you’ll see prosperity and community riding into these rural Oregon towns. These cyclists aren’t just passing through – they are connecting with the local community, spending money in local establishments, and making plans to return.
Since the very beginning, Cycle Oregon has been giving back to the Oregon communities that have given so much to us. Over the past 32 years, grants from the Cycle Oregon Fund have gone to preserve historic buildings, to protect natural resources, to create needed community programs, and have helped make Oregon even more bike friendly than it already is.
The Cycle Oregon experience sometimes lives on in a physical form, as it does here at Embers Brew House Restaurant and Pub in Joseph, Oregon with a functional CO bike rack (Classic XXXI) featured prominently out front. Ride with us, eat and drink with them!
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Throwing it back to Cycle Oregon Classic XXIX, September 10-17, 2016 / Day 3 / Bandon to Gold Beach
We began in view of the stunning ocean rock formations of Bandon and took to the Oregon Coast Bike Route with rolling views of the Pacific, cranberry bogs, and coastal forests. At the halfway point is Port Orford, the westernmost incorporated place in the 48 contiguous states. While many hills may leave you to wonder what is just over the top, Oregon Street makes it crystal clear what you can expect at the intersection with 5th Street just above. And what a view it is!
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Photo by Dean Rogers
