| Day |
Places |
What We'll
See and Do |
Day #1--July 4
Detailed
Info |
Santa Rosa to Winters |
 Santa
Rosa to Winters, via St. Helena and the Napa Valley.
This day starts on the difficult side with the
climb to the top of Spring Mountain, but ends easily
with a mostly downhill cruise through Wooden and
Pleasants valleys. On the edge of Winters, we'll
cross a 1906 bridge and ride past some 1890s buildings that Vic and Ray would have seen
when they rode through 100 years ago.
Overnight Location: City
of Winters Community Center |
Day #2--July 5
Detailed
Info |
Winters
to Corning |
 Winters
to Corning, via the back country of Colusa County
(including stops in Stonyford and Elk Creek) If
you've ever wonder what California looked like for Vic
and Ray in 1909, this is about as close as you can get!
Overnight Location: Corning
High School |
Day #3--July 6
Detailed
Info |
Corning
to Weaverville |
Corning to
Weaverville (NEW ROUTE) via Hwy 36 and Hwy 3. Again,
a gorgeous day of riding, mostly in a National Forest.
We'll be bypassing Red Bluff and Mt Shasta, but
this route will be well worth it.
Overnight Location: Trinity High School |
Day #4--July 7
Detailed
Info |
Weaverville
to Yreka |
 Weaverville
to Yreka (NEW ROUTE). An easy day from a
navigational standpoint: We'll be on Hwy 3 the entire
day. Again, almost the entire day will be in a
National Forest, and much of the ride will be near the
Trinity Alps Wilderness. You will never forget
this day!
Overnight Location: Yreka High School |
Day #5--July 8
Detailed
Info |
Yreka
to Ashland
First day in Oregon! |
 Yreka
to Ashland. We're back on the original route from
here on. Ashland is a beautiful city, and we'll
have a relatively easy ride from Yreka.
Overnight Location: Southern Oregon University |
Day #6-July 9
|
Rest
day in Ashland |
 REST
DAY in Ashland. We're working on a day ride around
Ashland, or you can just hang out in the great downtown
and sample local food and brews.
Overnight Location: Southern Oregon University |
Day #7--July 10
Detailed
Info |
Ashland
to Roseburg |
 Ashland
to Roseburg (NEW OVERNIGHT LOCATION) This route
and the rest of our trip through Oregon will parallel
I-5, but we're looking for routes a little off the
beaten path.
Overnight Location: Douglas
County Fairgrounds |
Day #8--July 11
Detailed
Info |
Roseburg
to Eugene |
 Roseburg
to Eugene. Eugene is another great city, and we'll
have a nice day's ride that includes as much backcountry
as we can string together.
Overnight Location: Sigma Chi Fraternity |
Day #9--July 12
Detailed
Info |
Eugene
to Salem |
 Eugene
to Salem. We'll reach the state capitol via route
that will include a ride on the Buena
Vista Ferry (left) over the Willamette River. In
Salem, we'll also meet up with the Salem
Bicycle Club.
Overnight Location: Willamette University |
Day #10--July 13
Detailed
Info |
Salem
to Portland |
 You'll
be eager to get to Portland to sample one of America's
most bicycle-friendly cities.
We'll
meet with Histio families, local officials, and Portland
cyclists for our arrival in Portland and a dinner for
the riders.
Overnight Location: Northwest
Portland Hostel |
Day #11--July 14
|
Rest
Day in Portland |
Again, we'll try to hook up
with local cyclists for some riding out of Portland (the
terrain to the east along the Columbia River is
spectacular). We'll also hunt down some great local
microbrews, food, music, culture ...
Overnight Location: Northwest
Portland Hostel |
Day #12--July 15
Detailed
Info |
Portland
to Chehalis
First day in Washington |
 We'll
be following the tried-and-tested "Seattle to
Portland" route in reverse from Portland.
Visit
to the Antique Motorcycle Museum in Chehalis www.antiquemotorcycles.net
To see photos from a cycling tour of this portion of
the route, click
here
Overnight Location: Church in Chehalis |
Day #13--July 16
Detailed
Info |
Chehalis
to Seattle |
 Our
last day of riding, again on the STP route, ending
exactly where the 1909 ride ended--then, the Alaska
Yukon Pacific Exposition, now, the University of
Washington. To see photos from a cycling tour of this portion of the
route, click
here
Our end point for the ride will be the Drumheller
Fountain on the campus of the University of
Washington. Click
here to see video of our pre-ride visit to the
fountain.
Overnight Location: University of Washington |
| Day #14--July 17 |
Special Events in Seattle |
 Our
last day as a group will be devoted to meeting the press
in Seattle and getting bikes and baggage boxed up and
ready to ship back to everyone's home. |
