We’re excited to share a post written for BikePortland from local author Laura Foster. Foster is the woman behind many excellent guidebooks including her latest — Columbia Gorge Getaways. The post below is adapted from that book.
Escaping the city with a new transit option.
$5 for a round-trip ticket and they’ll even take your bike.
Inching closer to connecting Troutdale to The Dalles.
Already popular for cycling, the Gorge is primed for becoming even friendlier to two-wheeled recreation.
“It appears that the only active outreach has occurred at two open houses held along Skyline and in Corbett.”
The 30-mile trip on Saturday, Aug. 22, will start in Mosier, east of Hood River.
The tragic death of Ellen Dittebrandt on Sunday has spurred new advocacy for completion of the Historic Columbia River State Trail.
Continuing our four-part series documenting a trip to ride eastern Oregon with Treo Bike Tours.
With a bikeway on the new Sandy River Bridge and other projects set for completion this fall, it’ll be easier to ride in and around Troutdale.
Skamania County (in Washington) offers a bike-friendly public transit option to the Bridge of the Gods in the Columbia River Gorge.
The most powerful transportation body in the state has passed a resolution that deems the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail of “statewide and national significance.” This is a very big deal.