John Day

[handyandy]

I know I am a year late. Mary and I are heading to John Day and points west. Tues AM. My evil prostate kept me grounded last summer. AOK now. Planning for Olympic park and Glacier park. And North cascades. Going to be a fun trip.

[Nick]

Glad to hear you are doing well Andy!! Say HI to Mary.

Nick

[twowings]

Ride US-395 from Mt. Vernon to Pendleton if you can...splendid highway! 

[PJPR01]

Ride US-395 from Mt. Vernon to Pendleton if you can...splendid highway! 

And then up to Walla Walla and over to Lewiston to ride the Lewis & Clark trail!

[rodekyll]

Andy, I'm on S. Whidbey Island if you need to know that.

[guzzipete]

Ride US-395 from Mt. Vernon to Pendleton if you can...splendid highway! 

+1

Just rode that last Friday.

When you are in John Day and if you have time do the Kam Wah Chung Chinese Heritage Museum tour.

[travelingbyguzzi]

395 is a great ride. An acceptable alternative is state route 19 thru Fossil. Both OR and WA have monthly breakfasts if the stars line up. Keep us updated.

[guzzimatic]

Andy,give them hell! In 2011 after I got my Norge,I took a lap of the west to prove I still could! Rode north to Grand Forks ND and hung a left for the west coast,6500mi in 16 days, one of the best trips ever!!!

[handyandy]

When one lives in central Indiana all mountain roads out west are interesting.

[Tom]

+1

Just rode that last Friday.

When you are in John Day and if you have time do the Kam Wah Chung Chinese Heritage Museum tour.

A pix of one of my Uncles from Portland is in the Museum. 

[jlburgess]

The North Cascades Highway is epic too.  I think it's Hwy 20 if I remember right.  There's a cool old Western town to visit on the East end called Winthrop.
Mitchell, Oregon is great too.  You can tent camp in the city park for free and there is an excellent restaurant across the street, or at least it used to be there.  A nice cooling off creek runs through the park to boot.  Have fun!

[Cross-tie Walker]

The North Cascades Highway is epic too.  I think it's Hwy 20 if I remember right.  There's a cool old Western town to visit on the East end called Winthrop.

Actually it is Hwy 20, although often locals here do the Cascades "Loop" which include Hwy 2 going clock or counterclock wise on these two great roads

[rodekyll]

I was on 20 last month.  The road was good.

[edit]  I liked between miles 300 and 250 best, but it's more for the scenery and old structures than the lie of the road.

[handyandy]

I am planning to do the Cascades on the way to Glacier Park. I also want to be in Hamilton Mt the 19th for the Bitter root Highland games.

[dee g]

WA breakfast is Saturday August 5, at Krain Corner, 9 am.

https://www.facebook.com/kraincornerinn

FYI, there is a forest fire north of Winthrop.  Doesn't impact Hwy 20 at all, but air quality is miserable here in Central WA. That, along with the 100F+ temps expected this weekend...ugh.

https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5409/

[rodekyll]

Hi, Dee!  (waves)

[dee g]

Hey there!  It was good seeing you at Deep Forest. You still in the area or are you on the road?  Pete and I will be at breakfast this weekend if you are.

Dee

Hi, Dee!  (waves)

[rodekyll]

I'm going to try to make it.  The ferries off Whidbey island make it difficult.

The west side is also smoky.  Up here it's BC fires.

[Brand X]

Andy,give them hell! In 2011 after I got my Norge,I took a lap of the west to prove I still could! Rode north to Grand Forks ND and hung a left for the west coast,6500mi in 16 days, one of the best trips ever!!!

I would say hit Fossel, and run though Heppner. then on to 395, take a right out though Ukiah to La grande out to Hat point.. Now that is a good ride..There are so many cool roads out that way.. It's my stomping grounds.(central Oregon).If you are coming out of John Day head out to the the John day river north to almost Spray, and go up 207 to get to Hepnner, and then over to 395..