http://www.roadsnw.com/rnw/90 Exploring the Asphalt Ribbons of the Pacific Northwest (Founded 2003) Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:47:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.roadsnw.com/rnw/90/comment-page-1#comment-3891 Bill Wed, 21 Apr 2010 05:55:03 +0000 http://roadsnw.com/?p=90#comment-3891 In mid-April 2010, rode east out of Mitchell, turned north on 26 to Spray, then 207 to Heppner. Due to excellent sightlines and no traffic whatsoever, I would rate this the best ride in central Oregon. Some of the other routes in this area (including Shaniko to Fossil) had quite a bit of gravel in the corners. Very little gravel on this route, and what gravel there is can be easily spotted before entering the corners. The same cannot be said for some of the other roads. In mid-April 2010, rode east out of Mitchell, turned north on 26 to Spray, then 207 to Heppner. Due to excellent sightlines and no traffic whatsoever, I would rate this the best ride in central Oregon.
Some of the other routes in this area (including Shaniko to Fossil) had quite a bit of gravel in the corners. Very little gravel on this route, and what gravel there is can be easily spotted before entering the corners. The same cannot be said for some of the other roads.

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