Riding the North Umpqua IMBA epic trail in Central Oregon

North Umpqua Bike Trail Our plan after Crater Lake National Park was to ride the North Umpqua IMBA epic trail.  It’s a 75-mile long bike/hike trail stretching from just north of Crater Lake NP along the Umpqua River, and finishing just before the city of Roseburg.  We found a great little campground called Umpqua’s Last … Read more

Crater Lake National Park, Oregon

Crater Lake National Park We visited another National Park today – exciting because it has been a while!  From where we were camping at Waldo Lake last night, we drove south about an hour and a half to visit Crater Lake National Park.  The lake was formed 12k years ago after a volcano a thousand … Read more

Waldo Lake Mountain Biking: IMBA EPIC

22 miles of WORK (and some fun) at Waldo Lake Oakridge, OR From IMBA: “The Waldo Lake Trail is part of the Oakridge (OR) Area Ride Center. Circling its namesake lake, the beauty of the High Cascade Mountains await those who ride this challenging loop at 5,500 feet. The trails take you past rocky coves, quiet … Read more

Biking the Infamous Bend, OR trails

Bend Oregon Camping The best part of Bend Mountain biking was accessibility to trails. We camped in the Deschutes National Forest which is only 5 miles from Bend downtown. NF-4610 has at least 10+ of sites on it, however about 1/4 mile in, the road gets a little sketchy but we were able to navigate (white knuckled … Read more