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Routes / Getting to Astoria?
« on: November 10, 2008, 03:32:08 pm »
Does anyone have any experience or knowledge about getting bikes and people to Astoria, OR (from distant locations) to begin the TransAM route?
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Routes / Northern Tier next summer
« on: November 10, 2008, 02:03:11 pm »
2006, we left Anacortes on May 10th. Rainey and Washington passes loaded with snow but road was dry and open (had opened only the week before)
. Averaged 50+ miles/day and when reached Glacier NP Going to the Sun Hwy. was still closed due to snow. We took alternate route over Marias Pass which was fine. At Rugby, ND we left NT route and headed due east thru Duluth, MN and across Upper Penninsula of MI crossing into Ontario at Sault St. Marie, N of Lake Huron to Mannitoulin Islands then ferried across Lake Huron to the Bruce Penninsula. South to Niagara Falls where we rejoined the NT route. Ended up with 3850 miles. Some road segments in Canada were shoulderless and fairly heavily travelled but only for short distances and very doable.
. Averaged 50+ miles/day and when reached Glacier NP Going to the Sun Hwy. was still closed due to snow. We took alternate route over Marias Pass which was fine. At Rugby, ND we left NT route and headed due east thru Duluth, MN and across Upper Penninsula of MI crossing into Ontario at Sault St. Marie, N of Lake Huron to Mannitoulin Islands then ferried across Lake Huron to the Bruce Penninsula. South to Niagara Falls where we rejoined the NT route. Ended up with 3850 miles. Some road segments in Canada were shoulderless and fairly heavily travelled but only for short distances and very doable.
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Routes / Northern tier questions
« on: August 17, 2005, 11:55:09 pm »
Anyone have experience starting the Northern Tier route around the 1st of May in Anacortes? What might we expect for weather in the northern Cascades that time of year? Would this likely get us to Glacier NP too early to be able to ride the Going to the Sun highway (usually opens June 15th??)? How to deal with the 11-4 daily closure of the Going to the Sun highway? Any help appreciated.
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Routes / San Antonio off the Southern Tier?
« on: January 08, 2006, 01:40:59 pm »
I'd avoid riding Hwy. 281 as much as possible. Hwy. 90 well west of SA is OK. Working your way SW from Blanco, through Kendalia, Boerne, Bandera, Tarpley, Utopia, Garner State Park and south to Uvalde might be a viable route. This is beautiful Texas "hill" country youll be passing through so expect hills. I have no recent experience there but 30 years ago it was wonderful riding. I still dream of going back. Happy trails.
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