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An Oregon First: The Willamette Valley Scenic Bikeway
- Author:
  
  Jennifer McCormick
- Source:
  
  Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Oregon Scenic Bikeways are chosen with cyclists in mind: endearing historic downtowns, breathtaking scenery, and bicycle lanes where possible. Oregon’s first designated scenic bikeway celebrates the Willamette Valley, its people and its splendor. The 127-mile Willamette Valley Scenic Bikeway (WVSB) travels through one of the most diverse agricultural regions on earth, and showcases the sites where Oregon’s history was made. The Willamette Valley is a broad, alluvial valley bordered by the low, forested Coast Range to …
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The McKenzie River Trail
- Author:
  
  Anna Laxague
- Source:
  
  International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA)
If you haven’t already ridden it, you’ve likely heard of the McKenzie River Trail in Oregon, and if you have ridden it I would bet these photos will bring back some good memories. Jason and I just got back from spending a few days camping and riding with Kristin “The” Butcher and Ryan “What dislocated shoulder?” Shutz on the McKenzie River. The trail starts out with a few miles around Clear Lake. The Clear Lake section …
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Lane County’s Oakridge is the Mecca
- Author:
  
  Sharon Wootton and Maggie Savage
- Source:
  
  Outdoors NW Magazine
When mountain biker Randy Dreiling hurtles down the Alpine Trail, hugs the edge with empty elevation dropping off below him, passes through wildflower meadows and old-growth trees, by blooming rhododendrons or pedaling uphill, he has one thing on his mind. “How beautiful it is. You can see Sisters and on a good day see Hood …” said Dreiling of his favorite trail. “I’ve ridden it 50 or 60 times and I still stop at all the …
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A Race Like No Other in a State Like No Other
- Author:
  
  Dwan Shepard
- Source:
  
  Co-Motion Cycles
Each summer in the southern Willamette Valley, Co-Motion Cycles hosts an event with a unique Oregon flair that you’ll find nowhere else. We’d like to extend our invitation for you to come and enjoy the Co-Motion Classic Tandem Stage Race (CCTR), the largest and arguably the very best tandem stage race in the world. Headquartered in Eugene Oregon, Co-Motion Cycles is a world-renowned manufacturer of tandem bicycles, or bicycles built for two. Tandem bicycles are …
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Bringing Mountain Bikers to Oregon to Experience Bikes, Beers and Beauty
- Author:
  
  Ride Oregon Staff
Once upon a time, Oakridge, Oregon was like many Oregon small towns: surrounded on all sides by gorgeous landscape, fueled by a logging and milling economy and a tiny spot on the map that most outsiders overlooked. But in reality, Oakridge is completely unique – full of vibrant residents who love their town and the quiet living, landscape, chain of lakes and beauty that surrounds them. The town is known as the center of Oregon …
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