Created in 1848 as the Oregon Territory, and located on the Pacific Coast of the United States, Oregon is the home of the Columbia and Snake Rivers. The Valley of the Willamette region is the most densely populated, and agricultural area of the 33rd state, which also features the volcanoes of the Cascade Mountains, evergreen forests, and high desert country. Douglas firs, redwoods, pine trees, and junipers line the Territory. Add scrublines, prairies, and meadows and it is very easy to see why the Beaver State is such a popular attraction for bicycle tours.
Standing 11,249 feet tall, Mount Hood is the highest elevation point in Oregon. Mount Hood is a strato, or conical, volcano with many layers, and the residence of 12 glaciers. The National Historic Landmark known as Timberline Lodge is on the southern flank of Mount Hood, along with the Mount Hood National Forest, and four designated wilderness areas.
Timberline Trail, a forty-one mile long trail, circling Mount Hood, is the best known trail in the Mount Hood Wilderness area. Eliot Branch, Cloud Cap, and Ramona Falls are challenging bicycle riding regions found along Timberline Trail.
On May 22, 1902, Crater Lake National Park was established as the sixth National Park of the United States. The Crater Lake Caldera, a 1949 foot deep lake, the deepest lake in the United States, and the ninth deepest lake in the world, is encompassed in the deceased volcano known as Mount Mazama, located in this National Park.
Troutdale, Oregon's Multnomah Falls, the second highest year around waterfall in the United States, is known as the "Granddaddy of the 77 Waterfalls on the Oregon Side of the Columbia River Gorge". Multnomah Falls is Oregon's tallest waterfall at approximately 620 feet. The Larch Mountain underground springs, the Benson Footbridge above the lower cascade, the Larch Mountain Lookout, the Columbia Gorge, and the Little Multnomah waterfall all offer bicyclists many opportunities to enjoy Oregon as it was meant to be enjoyed, one mile at a time.
Standing 11,249 feet tall, Mount Hood is the highest elevation point in Oregon. Mount Hood is a strato, or conical, volcano with many layers, and the residence of 12 glaciers. The National Historic Landmark known as Timberline Lodge is on the southern flank of Mount Hood, along with the Mount Hood National Forest, and four designated wilderness areas.
Timberline Trail, a forty-one mile long trail, circling Mount Hood, is the best known trail in the Mount Hood Wilderness area. Eliot Branch, Cloud Cap, and Ramona Falls are challenging bicycle riding regions found along Timberline Trail.
On May 22, 1902, Crater Lake National Park was established as the sixth National Park of the United States. The Crater Lake Caldera, a 1949 foot deep lake, the deepest lake in the United States, and the ninth deepest lake in the world, is encompassed in the deceased volcano known as Mount Mazama, located in this National Park.
Troutdale, Oregon's Multnomah Falls, the second highest year around waterfall in the United States, is known as the "Granddaddy of the 77 Waterfalls on the Oregon Side of the Columbia River Gorge". Multnomah Falls is Oregon's tallest waterfall at approximately 620 feet. The Larch Mountain underground springs, the Benson Footbridge above the lower cascade, the Larch Mountain Lookout, the Columbia Gorge, and the Little Multnomah waterfall all offer bicyclists many opportunities to enjoy Oregon as it was meant to be enjoyed, one mile at a time.
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