Day Four - Oregon Coast/Northern California

Day Three - Made it to the Oregon Coast!

It was a beautiful morning as we road from Cougar, Washington to Mt St. Helens. Having seen pictures, and remembering the eruption of the volcano in 1980, it was breath-taking to view the actual scene.

Our ride was through a lot of twists and turns, climbing in elevation to reach Windy Ridge, overlooking Mt St Helens and Spirit Lake. We had some mechanical problems with one of the bikes, but soon got it fixed and continued on our way.

We then set out for the Oregon Coast. It was an awesome sight to see the "painting like" coast.

We had a difficult time finding a place to camp, as for some reason the entire population of Oregon decided to camp out on the coast for the weekend. After checking half a dozen places we finally pulled into a place around 9:00 PM and paid $20 to put up our tents in a field.

Tomorrow we'll continue down the Oregon coast and hopefully into the Redwoods of Northern California.

(Sorry, the pictures are not in any particular order...and I'm too tired to rearrange them, so you'll have to determine where you think the pictures are taken.)

Day Two Adventures

Day One - Aug 20th

We were up and early this morning to start off on our journey. The temperature was cool and crisp as we headed north on I-15.

Our first gas stop was Snowville, Utah.

after leaving Snowville, Brant felt something strange, a feeling that caused his heart to come up out of his throat. His bike pulled to one side and then the other. He wasn't quite sure what was the problem, but he knew that something was not right. He quickly came to the realization that his back tire had gone immediately flat and he was now trying to safely pull his bike to the side of the road.

After spending countless hours trying to get a tow truck out to haul his bike into Burley, Idaho, some 60 miles away, he finally found a good 'ol Idaho boy that would do it for $250. Brant swallowed hard, and told him to come out.

In the meantime Pete was in contact with some in-laws in Burley that were willing to come out and get us, so Brant called off the tow truck, and we waited for the in-laws to come rescue us.

spending 4 hot (100 degrees) hours at the side of the road, we were on our way to a Motorcycle shop in Burley to repair the flat.

One side note: Since Brant's bike was temporarily out of commission, Brant and Jared became very close friends, sharing Jared's bike.

After the tire repair and a "Carl's Jr" burger, we were on our way. We went as far as Ontario, Oregon (425 miles) and are staying a the Neat Retreat RV park. We all had hot showers (Actually mostly cold) and are snuggled into our tents for the night.

Tomorrow, on to Mount Saint Helens.

Weather Outlook

Thu - (Boise) - 100, 70 – 0%
Fri – Mt St Helens – 71, 55 – 10%
Sat – Oregon Coast – 63, 53 – 10%
Sun – S. Oregon, N. Calif – 61, 54 – 0%
Mon – N. Calif, Tahoe – 76, 43 – 30%
Tue – Central Nevada – 80, 50 – 20%
Wed – Utah to Home – 85, 58 – 0%

Just Two Weeks Away!

Well, with just two weeks away, we have our route tied down.

We will be going through some beautiful countryside, the likes of Mount St Helens National Park, the Columbia River Gorge, Mt Hood National Forest, the Oregon Coast, California's Redwood National Forest, Lassen National Forest, Lake Tahoe, Great Basin National Park and the Lehman Caves.

Our trip will be seven days and 2,400 miles.

Check back for daily updates of pictures and posts starting August 20th.

Proposed Route

This route is just under 2,400 miles.