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When I was young, there were a number of ways to get over the Cascades and the coastal range in Orygun without using main paved roads, maybe not so much now with land closures?
I know when I lived in the Seattle area, it was very difficult to legally traverse from Seattle to eastern Washington without going over on main public roads - due to watersheds/etc. being closed (IIRC at least one of the watersheds is patrolled and the occasional trespasser arrested).
When I was stationed at Newport I sometimes would come into the valley via Valsetz - but is that road is closed now with the town gone?
I used to ride dirt bikes in the Rickreall watershed, but that was closed last time I was out there.
Some guys I knew would ride along the Van Duzer corridor and up in the Grand Ronde area, and I vaguely recall that some of those logging roads went through.
IIRC some of the back/logging roads over the Cascades, both from Salem and Eugene, used to go through to eastern Orygun.
Got to thinking about this when I saw this on FB:
How To Hike From Portland To The Oregon Coast
I know when I lived in the Seattle area, it was very difficult to legally traverse from Seattle to eastern Washington without going over on main public roads - due to watersheds/etc. being closed (IIRC at least one of the watersheds is patrolled and the occasional trespasser arrested).
When I was stationed at Newport I sometimes would come into the valley via Valsetz - but is that road is closed now with the town gone?
I used to ride dirt bikes in the Rickreall watershed, but that was closed last time I was out there.
Some guys I knew would ride along the Van Duzer corridor and up in the Grand Ronde area, and I vaguely recall that some of those logging roads went through.
IIRC some of the back/logging roads over the Cascades, both from Salem and Eugene, used to go through to eastern Orygun.
Got to thinking about this when I saw this on FB:
How To Hike From Portland To The Oregon Coast
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