Bike

Between long hikes, recovery workouts on the bike along the wonderful Willamette River can be amazing. The river’s level is high, higher at this time of year for over 5 years. The up-stream Lookout Reservoir was even ‘lowered’ so it could catch the remaining mountain snow pack … still melting. The blue areas = remaining snow pack that will feed into Willamette watershed, eventually. One day, a ride of 35 miles was possible with lessKeep Reading …

Adding the Dorris Ranch, Middle Fork and Clearwater Park paths to the Eugene path along the river to Delta Highway, one can find a fairly decent day’s ride along the Willamette River. Most of the 30+ miles of this ride were on bike paths; the two road segments were a) house to trail and b) Island Park to Dorris Ranch. Heading east up river the rider passes thru Dorris Ranch and then onto the MiddleKeep Reading …