This road is a real gem. The east-west section across the north end of Baker is a good 30 miles of tree-lined sweepers. Once you get to the northeast of Baker, SR 542 gets positively exciting with a succession of steeply-graded, challenging hairpin curves. The lower elevations of Mount Baker Highway are fairly typical of… Continue reading Washington State Route 542 “Mount Baker Highway”
Category: Sweepers
Logsden Road / Rock Creek Road
I had an opportunity to ride part of this road recently. I found it to be a very nice rural road without much traffic. The western half of the road that I did was quite enjoyable with very smooth pavement and built with well-engineered curves without extreme changes in curve radius. If you’re riding a… Continue reading Logsden Road / Rock Creek Road
Cheney – Spangle Road / Pine City Road
Nope. Definitely not the express route. That US 195 express route is over to the east a few miles and zooms across the rolling prairie at high speeds in the most unimaginative way possible to treat the fantastic landscape of the Palouse. If you’re out for a cruise, try this road out instead. One of… Continue reading Cheney – Spangle Road / Pine City Road
Oregon State Route 244
This is a shining example of Oregon’s fine sweeper roads. Another riverine highway, it connects US 395 with I-84 within 10 miles of connections to Old Emigrant Trail Road on one side and Oregon Route 82 (and Halfway, OR) on the other. From west to east, it leaves Ukiah and at first follows Camas Creek… Continue reading Oregon State Route 244
Oregon State Route 203 “Medical Springs Highway”
While not a destination road in its own right, this is another road that presents a refreshing alternative from slabbing down I-84 wearing the middle of your tires out. The interesting part starts south of Union where 203 heads southeast around the outside of the hills at the edge of the Powder River valley. The… Continue reading Oregon State Route 203 “Medical Springs Highway”