Re: Northwest Bike Paths?

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"Bill Patterson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hi All,

Dian and I are planning a trip through the Northwest and would love to do
some tandem riding on nice flat bike paths. Your suggestions are welcome.
We will be in Eugene and Portland Oregon and Seattle Washington. We will
then loop across to Battle Mountain Nevada for the big race.

It wouldn't hurt to visit with some recumbent friends along he way. It's
always fun to tell some lies. ha ha

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While in Eugene/Springfield you can cruise all around town via our wonderful
bicycle paths which connect the two cities. Lots of nice low traffic streets
too, so don't be too afraid to get off the path and explore a little. Here
is a link for the paths around Eugene.
http://www.eugene-or.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_11283_0_0_18/EugeneMap.PDF

And here is a link for the paths around Springfield.
http://www.ci.springfield.or.us/Pubworks/Trans_Div/links/SpringfieldMap.pdf

Some like to travel up the Mckenzie Highway Hwy126, but the traffic is quite
heavy and it is a little too scarry for me. Local mass transit buses will
also let you load your bike on front of the bus, so that is another way of
getting around when road may not be suitable for bicycles, or length of ride
is too long.

The local mass transit buss can handle a tandem bike?

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-Steven

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The local mass transit buss can handle a tandem bike?
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-Steven

Sorry no, it can not...

It has a rack in front of the bus similar to the buses I saw in Seattle that
can handle up to two 'regular wheelbase bicycles.

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The local mass transit buss can handle a tandem bike?
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-Steven

Sorry no, it can not...

It has a rack in front of the bus similar to the buses I saw in Seattle that
can handle up to two 'regular wheelbase bicycles.

Consider going over the 49th to Vancouver Island. Victoria has some
nice trails for riding. The Galloping Goose Trail goes out past Sooke
to a bonified ghost town. The Lochside Trail which connects to the
Goose will take you out to the ferry to Vancouver on the mainland.
Vancouver is beautiful but not quite as peaceful as the island.
Depending on when you go you see the salmon spawn at Goldstream Park.
If you've never seen such a sight, well lets just say its not to be
missed. There are two ferries you can take to get here. One is from
Seattle (Victoria/Seattle Clipper - catamaran boat) The other is the
Coho from Pt. Angeles, This is a car ferry and a longer ride than the
clipper.

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Consider going over the 49th to Vancouver Island. Victoria has some
nice trails for riding. The Galloping Goose Trail goes out past Sooke
to a bonified ghost town. The Lochside Trail which connects to the
Goose will take you out to the ferry to Vancouver on the mainland.
Vancouver is beautiful but not quite as peaceful as the island.
Depending on when you go you see the salmon spawn at Goldstream Park.
If you've never seen such a sight, well lets just say its not to be
missed. There are two ferries you can take to get here. One is from
Seattle (Victoria/Seattle Clipper - catamaran boat) The other is the
Coho from Pt. Angeles, This is a car ferry and a longer ride than the
clipper.

Be sure to take plenty of money if you are contemplating those ferry rides.
They mean to get rich off of you. Some states will provided free ferries for
crossing minor bodies of water, but not Washington.

I spent over a month in Seattle a few years ago and did not see a single
cyclist in downtown Seattle all the time I was there. Apparently, all the
cyclists were on the bike trails. I did see some cyclists at the University
of Washington, but they were mainly on the bike trail. I do not know where
Seattle gets its reputation as a great town for cycling. I suspect Vancouver
and Victoria are much like Seattle.

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