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From: donch@teklabs.UUCP (Don Chitwood)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: Terrible tales, wonderful trails
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Date: Thu, 5-Apr-84 20:56:24 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr  5 20:56:24 1984
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Oh, but it is so hard to choose.  It also depends on what your
criteria.  Is it breathtaking panarama, is it taking yourself
and your machine to the limit on that particular road, or ..?

Here's a couple.

From Vancouver, B.C., westward along Highway 1(?) to the end of the
road.  This i nvolves at least 3 ferry rides which gives the breathtaking
scenery, and the road (traffic allowing) is quite windy and can be
a real challenge.

In California, State Hwy. 49 (the Gold Rush Highway) takes you through
the mother lode country with all its incredible history.  The road
has enormous variety, with lots of twisty-turneys (but lots of tourists).

In Oregon, from La Grande to Wallowa Lake (approx. 60 miles).  This 
northeastern part of Oregon has alpine, desert, deep valleys (keep going
to Hat Point and see the Grand Canyon of the Hells River Canyon).
From Wallowa Lake (actually Joseph, I think) to Imnaha is supposed to be a
stupendous ride, I'm told.  In all respects.

Back to B.C.  on Vancouver Island, northwest of Victoria, there is a 
road that heads southwest and ends at Port Alberni which is at the end
of a very long fiord.  This one I've never seen, but a conversation with
a cyclist on a BC ferry about "roads we love" brought this one out as
a "must see".  The road apparently rises from sea level to several thousand
feet as it crosses the mountain range that extends the length of the island.

Don Chitwood   tektronix!teklabs!donch
Imaging Research Labs
Tektronix, Or.