More of Oregon's Bikeways
Holiday weekends can make finding a place to stay challenging. We found a cute private campground, Old Stone Place, that worked great for us in wine country for the Memorial Day weekend. The location in farm country gave us plenty of choices of routes for our short three day stay.
We had ridden the southern section of the 132 mile Willamette Valley Scenic Bikeway and decided to add the northern section that was pretty flat though Hops, blueberry and hazelnut farms. The traffic was minimal on this Sunday morning and saw more cyclists than cars on the roads.
It seemed that a person should hop at the hops farm.
So I did.
Let's go to the Hops...
Let's go to the Hops...
Every bike ride is a mini holiday.
Returning to Champoeg (sounds like shampoo eeg) State Park. Next time we pass this way, we will have to add the middle section of the 132 mile bikeway out of Salem and cross the river by ferry in Buena Visa.
Dayton, OR
A person never knows what might be around the next corner while wandering the back roads.
We came across this RV park with vintage trailers in Dayton that rent for $135-175 per night. A group of friends had ten trailers for the weekend to celebrate one fellow's 40th birthday.
Each trailer comes with two townie bikes and outdoor furniture. The insides were beautifully redone and lights on the trees are said to be quite nice when lit at night.
The cue sheet for our 22 mile loop ride indicated a stop at a local winery was in order. Who are we to argue?
Who doesn't love a tire swing on the edge of the vineyard?
The winery was ready for the Memorial Day holiday crowd as we found a seat.
Plenty of games.
The loop ended in downtown McMinnville where we stopped for lunch at the local brewery. Are we sounding like lushes? First a winery, then a brewery.
The sun came out as we head towards Sisters, Oregon.
We stayed at Vintage RV on our trip, lots of vintage trailers made it fun to walk around. We (I wanted to!) planed to see the Spruce Goose while in McMinnville, but we never made it there. It's a beautiful place for a bike ride, but didn't you find the 2-lane roads a bit narrow?
ReplyDeleteWe didn't make it over to see the Spruce Goose even though we were next door. There was very little traffic.
ReplyDeleteI believe Stoller was our first wine stop in the area and I was impressed with everything about the place.
ReplyDeleteIt was very nic.
DeleteYou find the best bike rides! We bike quite a bit (not as much as you) but always seem to be on dedicated Rails to Trails, greenways, etc. How do you plan your rides? The Vintage Trailer Resort is cute. But I'm happy we don't have to pay $175 a night to stay in our trailer. :-))
ReplyDeleteWe google rides where we are to find quiet roads and find the distance and difficulty.i can't imagine paying that much to sleep somewhere.
ReplyDeleteMike often will go into a local bike shop and ask for route sheets for the type of ride we want, usually 20-30 miles easy to moderate. They have all levels usually.
DeleteThat sounds like such a great bike ride. And the Vintage Trailer Resort looks like so much fun! LuAnn
ReplyDeleteWe love riding the back roads.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, you found such a pristine beautiful area with the Mckenzie River and her waterfalls. I bet it was hard to leave the waterfall areas as they were serene as well as pristine. It really does not get much better!
ReplyDeleteYou have founds some wonderful places. Nice to see such greenery while we're watching a wildfire 5 miles north of us.
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