Cycling the Paleo Lands
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Bicycling is all about the landscape. It connects you intimately with the hills.
In the John Day Basin, we are cyclist-friendly! There are a variety of riding experiences, from nearly flat, river-hugging routes, to challenging mountainous terrain. Our gravel, county-back-county roads are great places for fat-tired bikes, with little traffic (rare traffic, in fact) and plenty of amazing vistas. We will be glad to help you plan a bike adventure in the PaleoLands. Look for back-country bike-route designation and signage coming in 2007.
Mountain bikes tackle Black Butte Road--one of many Wheeler County backroad cycle routes.
Each year, the Oregon PaleoLands Institute sponsors a fully-supported ride for road bikes, and another for mountain bikes. These are held in the Fall (This Fall--October 20-21, 2007. The routes include several interpreted stops, as well as signed stops. We serve locally-grown, organic, sustainable food, provide a full sag-wagon service, and this year will hold an all local, organic dinner hosted by a local school group.
Blue Basin